MN Legislature: Bill to ban NDAs in local government faces headwinds
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A bill to ban nondisclosure agreements in local government has stalled in the Minnesota House due to party line voting. The bill aimed to increase transparency and had gained bipartisan support, but its future is now uncertain.
A bill to ban nondisclosure agreements in local government has stalled in the Minnesota House. The bill, co-authored by Rep. Emma Greenman and Rep. Drew Roach, aimed to increase transparency in local government dealings. Despite bipartisan support, the bill was voted down along party lines. House Leader Harry Niska stated that GOP leadership is not interested in handing out rules waivers for free. The bill's supporters argue that it is necessary to prevent local governments from signing NDAs that can circumvent state law and hide information from the public.
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