Mike Tadych Responds to Accusation that Public Records Law Cost Opportunity

SMVT partner Mike Tadych was recently interviewed regarding comments made by Richard Lindenmuth, the leader of North Carolina’s proposed new economic development public-private partnership. Lindenmuth suggested that North Carolina’s public records law may have harmed its ability to attract a new Toyota facility to the state.

The article in the Charolotte Observer explains:

Michael Tadych, a lawyer for the N.C. Press Association, said current laws give economic developers plenty of secrecy while negotiating with prospective firms, and require disclosure of the firms’ interest only after the bargaining ends.

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