Roth thinks Brownback meetings violated open meetings act
2/8/2012
By the Associated Press
TOPEKA - Salina Republican legislator Charlie Roth said Tuesday he believes a private meeting he and other lawmakers had in January with GOP Gov. Sam Brownback at his official residence violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act.
Roth, a House member, believes the Jan. 9 session he attended violated the act because a majority of the House Pensions and Benefits Committee was there.
Roth said the lawmakers heard a pep talk from Brownback urging them to pass pension legislation.
It was the first of seven meetings Brownback had with GOP members of 13 legislative committees in January. Brownback spokeswoman Sherriene Jones-Sontag said he remains confident that the law wasn’t violated.
Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor, a Democrat, is investigating the legality of the meetings.
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