Halpern has written about candidates for secretary of state who deny that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, attempts by election deniers to access electronic voting systems and the Republican war on voting.
A veteran journalist and business leader, Barsch has worked for Chalkbeat, The Nation, Vermont Life, the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and the Burlington Free Press. She has been charged with leading VTDigger to new heights.
The news organization argues that the state’s Public Records Act requires a public body withholding a public record to state what that document is and the reason for keeping it shielded. The state contends it has met its duty under law.
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On Wednesday, the Vermont Journalism Trust will ask the Supreme Court to enforce the Public Records requirement that demands a public body explain what and why they are withholding records.