INDOT memo strips public info, but new IEDC rules open doors
From Republic.com: By one stroke this year, Indiana lawmakers and the new governor vastly improved the public's ability to find out how the show is run here at the Statehouse, while in another, top...
View ArticleInner workings of Indiana government rarely disclosed
From Kansas City Star: More and more, the internal workings of Indiana government are being shown and the political pageantry stripped away in a reminder that the trappings of power are rarely...
View ArticleIndiana's Open Records Law gets a workout
From WIBC Indianapolis: The current open records law, the Access to Public Records Act (APRA), has been in place for "at least the last couple decades" according to Julia Vaughn, policy director for...
View ArticleState FOIA Friday for August 16, 2013
From NFOIC: A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week. While you're at it, be sure to...
View ArticleIndiana State Police tracking cellphones - but won't say how or why
From Indianapolis Star: This year, the Indiana State Police paid $373,995 for a device that law enforcement personnel have described as a powerful tool in the fight against crime and terrorism. It...
View ArticleNotre Dame argues private-school police aren't subject to Indiana FOI law
The University of Notre Dame relied heavily on its argument of legislative acquiescence and again maintained its campus police department is not a public agency in its legal fight with ESPN before the...
View ArticleCentral Indiana cities launch open data portal
Some of the most common data requests central Indiana city officials field are now available in an online, searchable database. Fishers, Zionsville and Greenwood are joining Indianapolis in publishing...
View ArticleIndiana bill to allow the withholding of body camera footage advances
A legislative proposal allowing Indiana law enforcement agencies to withhold video from police body cameras is advancing unchanged. The Indiana House rejected on a voice vote Monday a proposed...
View ArticleOpinion: A devastating blow to Indiana public's right to know
A ruling by Indiana’s highest court allows lawmakers to keep the people’s business shrouded in secrecy. The state Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month means legislators can continue to withhold...
View ArticleNew Indiana Supreme Court ruling hurting government transparency, attorneys say
An Indiana Supreme Court decision is already having a negative impact on government transparency and access to records, just days after it was handed down, according to several Indianapolis attorneys....
View ArticleIndiana Supreme Court considers whether private university police records...
Should police departments operated by private universities in Indiana be subject to the same open records requirements that apply to state, county and municipal police agencies? The five justices of...
View ArticleIN: Text messages conducting official business are public record even if sent...
Indiana Public Access Counselor Luke H. Britt sent a letter to the City of South Bend's legal department advising that any public business conducted in writing, irrespective of medium, is considered...
View ArticleIndiana Senate Passes Hourly Fee for Public Records Searches
he Indiana Senate has approved a bill allowing government agencies to charge $20 per hour for public records requests that take more than two hours to complete. The measure by Republican Rep. Kathy...
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