Calif. lawmaker says university's silence about Palin fundraising speech violates state law

Calif. lawmaker says university's silence about Palin fundraising speech violates state law
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A California lawmaker said Wednesday that a state university is breaking the law by failing to disclose correspondence about an upcoming fundraiser appearance by Sarah Palin.

Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, filed a public records request with California State University, Stanislaus last week, requesting any documents related to the former Alaska governor's scheduled June 25 speech to mark the school's 50th anniversary.

The university's compliance officer, Gina Leguria, responded to Yee on Tuesday, saying there were no such documents.

Yee said he has evidence to the contrary. On Wednesday, he circulated a March 29 e-mail sent from a top university administrator to faculty and staff that he said should have been disclosed.

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Yee said Gajic-Bruyea's e-mail is the sort of document that should have been provided in response to his public records request. He has asked the state attorney general to investigate the matter.

"What other documents and correspondence are they hiding?" Yee said.