Did you miss the recent candidate debate sponsored by the Arlington County Civic Federation? You can watch it here. As Arlington Now reported, "The County Board forum began with topics such as police staffing and the office vacancy rate, but heated up during a later question about transparency. The question elicited criticism from every candidate about how the county makes information available. Multiple candidates suggested an overhaul of how Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests are handled, saying the status quo is laborious for staff and expensive for residents." “We’ve not gotten...

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