In Arizona, the GOP-controlled Legislature passed a measure this week shielding lawmakers from the state's public records law, which requires "all officers and public bodies" keep their records and correspondence indefinitely and allows members of the public to obtain those documents.
Under these new rules, all emails sent or received by lawmakers and their staffers will be destroyed after 90 days. Additionally, in the state House, lawmakers and their staffers will be able to immediately delete texts sent and received, calendars, and "communications on online platforms." These changes make "investigations into any potential wrongdoing far more difficult," NBC News says, noting that newspapers and other organizations have used the state's records law to request documents related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
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