Indiana Public Access Counselor, Jennifer Ruby, Publishes First Two Opinions
You can read the first two (and more in the future) 2025 Advisory Opinions from Indiana’s...
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The Indiana Capital Chronicle: Indiana public access office goes quiet amid turnover
Leslie Bonilla Muñiz. 2025-05-30. Indiana Capital Chronicle. Tippecanoe County resident Pamela...
Read MoreICOG’s Opposition to HB1523, Gov. Holcomb Must Veto
TL;DR: As a supporter of open government in the State of Indiana, we strongly encourage you to sign our petition urging Governor Eric Holcomb to veto HB1523. HB1523 has passed through both the House and the Senate. The Indiana...
Read MoreIndianaProSPJ: HB1523 goes against the idea of government serving the people
We wholeheartedly agree with the recently released statement by IndianaProSPJ: The Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists calls upon state lawmakers to reject House Bill 1523, a bill that would...
Read MoreGroth vs. (Governor) Pence Continues to Evolve
Nikki Kelly of Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette wrote a story about William Groth asking to have his case be sent back to trial court instead of appealing to the Indiana Supreme Court in light of the recent uncovering that...
Read MoreOpening Indiana’s Government: 2016 Governor’s Candidate Survey
In keeping with a tradition started in 2004, the Indiana Coalition for Open Government asked the three gubernatorial candidates this year to share their visions of government transparency via a brief survey about public access...
Read MoreProblems and opportunities: Electronic access in Indiana
As part of an observance of the Indiana Coalition for Open Government’s 20th year of advocating for public access, ICOG joined with its administrative partner, The Media School at Indiana University, to put together this...
Read MoreDigital access less than ideal in Indiana
By Craig Lyons, Samim Arif and DeJuan Foster Want to contact the county sheriff’s office and find out what’s happening in your community? Are you curious if your local health department has received any food-borne illness...
Read MoreOf search warrants and cell phone cameras
By DeJuan Foster and Samim Arif Have you ever used your cell phone to take a picture of a public record? Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act provides an option for members of the public to copy records on their own equipment....
Read MoreHiding behind HIPAA
By Craig Lyons Residents in St. Joseph County can dine safely knowing that no one reported a single case of food-borne illness to the county the first four months of the year. But if there had been a complaint, the public would...
Read MorePublic officials’ emails are public records
One of the key battlegrounds for public access to electronic records, in Indiana and around the country, involves email accounts of public officials. Journalists have found major revelations in officials’ emails, such as alleged...
Read MoreVideo: ICOG, SPJ panel on digital transparency
Indiana Coalition for Open Government and the Indiana Professional Chapter of Society of...
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