By the Bozeman C
In response to recent requests for public documents, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte has maintained he is exempt from the state’s open records laws. According to a recent Montana Free Press report, he claims his office’s “deliberative process” means documents he uses in the development of policy do not have to be shared with the public.
For those of us less legally informed, let’s get this straight: When the Montana Constitution says, “No person shall be deprived of the right to examine documents or to observe the deliberations of all public bodies or agencies of state government and its subdivisions,” it doesn’t apply to the very pinnacle of state government, the governor’s office?
