SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker says a state university is breaking the law by failing to disclose correspondence about a fundraising appearance by Sarah Palin.
Sen. Leland Yee filed a public records request with California State University, Stanislaus last week. He requested any documents related to the scheduled June 25 speech.
On Tuesday, a university official responded by saying there were no such documents.
Yee, a Democrat from San Francisco, says that’s untrue. On Wednesday, he disclosed an e-mail sent from a top university administrator to faculty and staff that he says should have been disclosed.
In the e-mail, the administrator justifies the choice of Palin, who commands speaking fees as high as $100,000. Yee asked the attorney general to investigate.
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