Texas Gov. Rick Perry, whose campaign for president has faulted Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for purported failure to open the workings of the Fed to public view, has “adopted policies that shroud his own office in a purposeful opaqueness that confounds prying reporters – or any member of the public questioning his policies,” the Houston Chronicle reports.
Perry’s approach contrasts with another former Texas governor, George W. Bush, who revealed voluminous records of his appointments, contacts with lobbyists and campaign contributors, and time spent on the job, the Chronicle said.
Many of the documents Perry has withheld relate to contracts involving state money and companies headed by his supporters.
Perry’s office says he is following the law and has championed transparency by posting the check register for the governor’s office online.