Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest.

There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know.

The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.

I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity

No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions

But the fact is, no matter how good the teacher, how small the class, how focused on quality education the school may be none of this matters if we ignore the individual needs of our students.

After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office.