How well we do rests solely on the free flow of information from the government to the people. Allowing the inner workings of government to remain secret invites cynicism from the public, he said. People are entitled to know who influenced the process. Authelet also said the triggering mechanisms that can make the records public are controlled by the governing body. Many times when there is a proposal made, it is sometimes even more revealing how the body got to that point.
Some legislators also bristle at the secrecy written into the law.
The attitude of the Legislature is, 'We know what we're doing. We know what's best. Just leave us alone. Ted Frederickson, a University of Kansas journalism professor who has studied and written about the state Open Records Act, also favors more openness. They're doing the public's business, and the public ought to know how that business is being conducted.