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GREENE, R.I. — Two small Rhode Island fire districts are being sued by the state attorney general for allegedly violating so-called sunshine laws.
The laws are designed to make sure the public has access to information about what’s being done with tax money. A concerned citizen complained that the Western Coventry Fire District failed to file minutes of a recent meeting for the second time in less than a year.
Western Coventry fire officials told the attorney general’s office last year they didn’t realize they were breaking the law. But that explanation only works once. So this time, the fire district faces a $5,000 fine.
Full story: NBC 10 I-Team: Fire districts accused of violating ‘sunshine laws’