How to make officials care about public records reform? Wait till their requests are denied.

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 1,842

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Ralph Mollis is no stranger to Rhode Island’s Access to Public Records Act.

As North Kingstown town manager, he receives up to 10 requests a week from residents, media outlets and private companies looking for information they believe is protected by the state’s public records law.

But Mollis seldom makes a request from another public agency. In fact, he could not give any examples of another time it happened …

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