Attorney: Legislature should expand open records law - USM Forum -- Message Board

Date: Jan 21, 2006

Attorney: Legislature should expand open records law

Date: Jan 22, 2006

USM shouldn't be allowed to have its cake and eat it too. It's either a public institution or a private institution. If it's public, it should be required to conform to the Open Records provisions. That includes the USM Foundation. Contributors to the Foundation believe it is public when they make the contribution. If its financial records are secret or not subject to the Open Records Act, contributors should be so informed in a written disclosure.

Date: Jan 23, 2006

I'm a contributor ( big bucks) and I'm happy with the current policy.

Date: Jan 23, 2006

How is the foundation doing these days? Is it well thought of?
I vowed not to give any money until the SFT crowd is gone--and that includes Ryan.

Date: Jan 23, 2006

No change wrote:

I'm a contributor ( big bucks) and I'm happy with the current policy.

I'm a taxpayer (big bucks) and I'm unhappy with the current policy. Let's let the Mississippi voters decide.

Date: Jan 26, 2006

No change wrote:

I'm a contributor ( big bucks) and I'm happy with the current policy.

Well, of course you are. The "big bucks" contributors are asked to serve on the committees and board of the Foundation; they have access to Foundation information. It's the small donors (and the recipients) who get stonewalled.