West Virginia Won't Release Broadband Report Because It Is 'Embarrassing' 183
An anonymous reader writes "The Charleston Gazette is reporting that the state of West Virginia hired a consulting firm for over $100,000 to investigate the state's use of Federal stimulus money (which included the purchase of $22,000 routers for tiny buildings). Unfortunately, the state government is now refusing a FOIA request to release the firm's report. The reason? The findings 'might be embarrassing to some people,' according to Commerce Secretary Keith Burdette."
Good strategy (Score:5, Funny)
Just declare all governance an embarrassment and avoid the need for transparency.
Genius!
He's doing us a service (Score:5, Funny)
He's making the FOIA lawsuit a complete slam dunk for the EFF, ACLU, or whoever files it.
They are waiting for a response from lawyers (Score:5, Funny)