“Mass. among the worst in US for public records access; An ‘F’ for state on open records” from the November 9, 2015 Boston Globe:
The state earned a grade of F and ranked 40th, below states such as Mississippi and Arkansas, in the category of public records access, according to the Center for Public Integrity…
The center described public access to state documents in Massachusetts as “terrible,” citing in part the fact that the Legislature, judiciary, and governor’s office are exempt from the open records law, which was passed in 1973. The Globe has reported that Massachusetts is the only state in the country with such a wide exemption.
Related:
- “Middlesex County, Massachusetts May 2011 Divorce Lawsuits Analysis” (tedious because a maximum of 10 cases per day can be studied, though in theory all are public records)