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Rally to the Cause and Join the Missouri Sunshine Coalition<\/b>!<\/h2>\n

The Missouri Sunshine Coalition supports Missouri citizens in exercising their rights under the landmark Sunshine Law \u2014 a mission that is a blend of education and advocacy and that never has been more important than during these remarkable times.<\/p>\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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Supporting Transparency and Open Government<\/h1>\n

The Missouri Sunshine Coalition promotes awareness of open and transparent government. Our members help keep the public informed of the abuses of open government and hold elected officials accountable for those actions that ignore the public\u2019s legal right to truly public meetings and access to government records<\/p>\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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Sunshine is the Greatest Disinfectant<\/h1>\n

The Sunshine Law works for everyone \u2014 young or old, those of all races and incomes, whether your allegiances are with Republicans, Democrats or another political movement<\/p>\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div> \r\n

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Learn more about how you can support open government.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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How to Use the Sunshine Law <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Liberty flourishes not when government is weak, but when government is accountable.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Transparency in government is needed to create trust, and it's also needed to create a dialogue.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Missouri Sunshine Law celebrates 50 years of open access to meetings and records<\/a><\/h3>\r\n \r\n\t \r\n\t\t

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The Missouri Sunshine Law, which has kept state public documents, voting records and meetings open for the past 50 years, officially became...<\/span> \r\n\t\tRead More → Missouri Sunshine Law celebrates 50 years of open access to meetings and records<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n

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The Missouri Sunshine Coalition is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting transparency in government and access to government meetings and information for citizens.<\/p>\n

We assist Missourians who have questions about obtaining information from or access to their government and we sponsor trainings to help you get the material you need and government officials to provide it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Your Voice is Needed Learn more about how you can support open government. How to Use the Sunshine Law Legislative Updates on the Sunshine Law Liberty flourishes not when government is weak, but when government is accountable. Transparency in government is needed to create trust, and it’s also needed to create a dialogue. 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