In the final days of the 2023 legislation session, the Virginia General Assembly reached bipartisan agreement on a bill requiring the Virginia Parole Board to conduct more of its work in the open. The agency, which has long been exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, would no longer have blanket immunity from transparency rules that apply to most government bodies. Legislation approved by both chambers Saturday would strike the Parole Board’s FOIA exemption from state law. “That should please everybody,” said Sen. Joe Morrissey, D-Richmond, before the state Senate voted 40-0 to pass the final version of the proposal...Article LinkSupport the show