Gov. urges board to release data to police group
montanasnewsstation.com     Jul 23, 2008            

Associated Press - July 22, 2008 6:24 PM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Gov. Brian Schweitzer is again urging the board that oversees the Montana public employees retirement system to release information to a group that represents police officers. The Montana Police Protective Association filed a lawsuit against the state Public Employees Retirement Board last fall, after the board refused to release financial information on a police retirement fund. The board said releasing the data would violate privacy rights of those covered by the fund. In a November letter, Schweitzer asked the board to cooperate with the police group, saying the privacy issue could be resolved with a protective order. On Tuesday, the governor sent the board another letter, asking it to respond "without delay" to District Judge Jeffrey Sherlock's order earlier... [read full story]                    


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