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Shelbyville Indiana Launches New Website, with Transparency Tools
The City of Shelbyville has launched a new website (based on CivicPlus) which includes new sections to help with transparency. The main tool, that we have seen, is the new Agenda and Minutes system, a standard with CivicPlus sites. And with the new streaming mandates...
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...
Meet Indiana’s New Public Access Counselor, Jennifer Ruby
RELEASE: Governor Braun Appoints Jennifer Ruby as Indiana’s Public Access Counselor to Ensure Government Transparency and Accountability for Hoosiers INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Mike Braun today announced the appointment of Jennifer Ruby as Indiana’s Public Access...
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2023 IGA Amendment Dataset
One summer project for ICOG is to make more of the Indiana General Assembly Data available to Hoosiers. Here is the first installment of this series. Indiana General Assembly 2023 Amendment Dataset (CSV) Columns available: 'name', 'description', 'state',...
Pro-Tips for Sharpening Your Requests: 22-FC-91: Alleged Violation of the Access to Public Records Act by St. Joseph County
[This is taken from our newsletter, Open Doors. You can learn more and subscribe here: https://icog.substack.com] ✏️ Pro-Tips for Sharpening Your Requests ICOG highlights interesting Public Access Counselor opinions and other tips provided by the open government...
Subscribe to ICOG’s substack newsletter, Open Doors
The Indiana Coalition for Open Government has started a substack newsletter, Open Doors. We release an issue about once a month and it covers news, data, and tips for making public records requests. Want to read? You can subscribe below. Want to write? Get in touch....
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Shelbyville Indiana Launches New Website, with Transparency Tools
The City of Shelbyville has launched a new website (based on CivicPlus) which includes new sections to help with transparency. The main tool, that we have seen, is the new Agenda and Minutes system, a standard with CivicPlus sites. And with the new streaming mandates...
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...
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...