Megan Tackett

1 month ago | aspendailynews.com | Megan Tackett

Sunshine Week snuck up on me this year — not unlike my relatively recent appreciation for Alexander Hamilton after Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical dropped. In much the same way, learning more about James Madison — the Founding Father whose birthday yesterday marks the start of this weeklong celebration — has deepened my respect for the constitutional bedrock of government transparency and press freedom. If you haven’t heard of Sunshine Week, you’re not alone.