People may talk in ominous terms of "the government," but the government does the business of the people. So there's a general sense that the workings of government should be open to the people.
The reality can be a lot trickier to navigate, especially when it comes to public records. Ginger McCall is Oregon's , just on the job since earlier this year, and her first report shows some problems with public records. Those include a lot of confusion about the system and how it is supposed to work. Ginger McCall shares her findings with us.