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IndyStar: Media orgs threaten legal action over delays in Indiana’s public access office

Grace Randolph. 2026-08-05. Indianapolis Star. You can read the letter from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press here. Update: Gov. Mike Braun released the following statement after the initial publication of the story: "Gov. Braun has long been an advocate for transparency. That is...
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IndyStar: Under Braun’s watchdog, government secrecy grows harder to challenge

Cate Charron & Grace Randolph. 2026-07-24. Indianapolis Star Indiana’s public access counselor is supposed to ensure transparency in government. But under Gov. Mike Braun’s appointee, Jennifer Ruby, it has become far more difficult for Hoosiers to challenge government secrecy, an IndyStar...
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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 new Public Access Counselor, Jennifer Ruby: 25-FC-00B: Alleged Violation of the Access to Public Records Act by the New Carlisle Town Council 25-FC-003: Alleged Violation of the Open Door Law by the Green...
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Who you gonna call? 260-ASK-ICOG!

We are excited to launch our public access (ODL, APRA, and civics phone help line), 260-ASK-ICOG. Staffed by ICOG volunteers, we'll do our best to assist you with your questions related to open government in the Hoosier state. Currently being explored as a pilot project, we will re-evaluate the...
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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 Frazee just wants to know if her messages went through. Phone calls to Indiana’s Office of the Public Access Counselor (PAC) route directly to a voicemail box and aren’t returned. Emails — including...
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Indystar: Judge: Ex-AG Hill broke Indiana public records law

Indystar: Judge: Ex-AG Hill broke Indiana public records law

Jun 20, 2021

Magdaleno, Johnny. 2021. Judge: Ex-AG Hill broke Indiana public records law. Indianapolis Star, Apr 02, 2021. (accessed June 20, 2021). A Marion County judge has ruled that the personal email addresses of public officials count as public records, bringing an end to a...

AP: Police misconduct records secret, difficult to access nationwide

AP: Police misconduct records secret, difficult to access nationwide

Jun 20, 2021

Kallie Cox, and William H Freivogel Pulitzer Center on,Crisis Reporting. 2021. Police misconduct records secret, difficult to access nationwide. AP, May 13, 2021. (accessed June 20, 2021). Police misconduct records are either secret or difficult to access in a...

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National Archives databases made more accessible

National Archives databases made more accessible

Sep 11, 2022

From the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information September 7th, 2022 newsletter: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is making its Digital Preservation Framework available as a Linked Open Dataset, a first for the agency.Aimed at sharing NARA’s...