TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Newspaper publisher Paul Davis has resigned from the Alabama Department of Mental Health's board of trustees after learning the board's meetings are not open to the public.
Davis tells The Tuscaloosa News in a recent story that the closed meetings are against everything he believes in as a newspaper man.
Davis, who is publisher of Davis Newspapers in Tuskegee, Auburn and Tallassee, is also a longtime mental health advocate.
He said he has been involved in lawsuits or supported suits against government boards, municipal and county governments that operate behind closed doors and was shocked to learn the meetings he has attended for years were closed.
Davis sent his resignation letter to state Mental Health Commissioner John Houston and to Gov. Bob Riley on Thursday.
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Information from: The Tuscaloosa News, http://www.tuscaloosanews.com
Davis tells The Tuscaloosa News in a recent story that the closed meetings are against everything he believes in as a newspaper man.
Davis, who is publisher of Davis Newspapers in Tuskegee, Auburn and Tallassee, is also a longtime mental health advocate.
He said he has been involved in lawsuits or supported suits against government boards, municipal and county governments that operate behind closed doors and was shocked to learn the meetings he has attended for years were closed.
Davis sent his resignation letter to state Mental Health Commissioner John Houston and to Gov. Bob Riley on Thursday.
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Information from: The Tuscaloosa News, http://www.tuscaloosanews.com
