Posted on Jun 1, 2022
Missouri AG seeks to dismiss suit alleging the office under Josh Hawley broke open records law
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Hartman, who eventually became Hawley’s chief of staff and now serves as state director for his Senate office, was among those included in those private emails discussions during the period covered by the DSCC’s September 2017 request. As attorney general, Hawley was responsible for enforcing the Sunshine Law in Missouri, and championed a push in the state legislature to strengthen it. The DSCC alleges that “Hartman knew, or should have known, that responsive records existed, some of which were stored in Hartman’s and other employees’ personal email accounts.” In February, a month after Schmitt took over for Hawley, the attorney general’s office amended its email policy to prohibit any use of private email accounts to conduct public business."
..."Hartman, who eventually became Hawley’s chief of staff and now serves as state director for his Senate office, was among those included in those private emails discussions during the period covered by the DSCC’s September 2017 request. As attorney general, Hawley was responsible for enforcing the Sunshine Law in Missouri, and championed a push in the state legislature to strengthen it. The DSCC alleges that “Hartman knew, or should have known, that responsive records existed, some of which were stored in Hartman’s and other employees’ personal email accounts.” In February, a month after Schmitt took over for Hawley, the attorney general’s office amended its email policy to prohibit any use of private email accounts to conduct public business."
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