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The Goshen News: Some Elkhart County residents want more meetings recorded
Some residents of Elkhart County are concerned about a lack of recording at public meetings, following a new law in the State of Indiana.Per Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-2.9, which went into law July 1, municipalities are required to video livestream public meetings. On July...
Allen County Indiana Uses NextRequest Portal for APRA Requests
As part of the policy, the County has partnered with CivicPlus to implement its NextRequest solution, a web-based platform designed to simplify and modernize public records management. The platform enables residents to easily submit public records requests, track...
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...
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Sunshine Week 2024: March 10th – 16th
Good day everyone! We are working on some virtual events for Sunshine Week 2024 (March 10th - 16th). One, in particular, will be to help populate our Indiana Data Tracker website with public datasets from across the Hoosier State. You can subscribe to our Substack,...
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...
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Indiana Supreme Court: Family & Social Services Administration vs. Robert E. Saint, 25S-MI-101
As several news outlets reported [The Indiana Citizen, The Indiana Lawyer, Indiana Public Radio], the Indiana Supreme Court was hearing the case of Family & Social Services Administration vs. Robert E. Saint that would impact certain types of public records,...
The Goshen News: Some Elkhart County residents want more meetings recorded
Some residents of Elkhart County are concerned about a lack of recording at public meetings, following a new law in the State of Indiana.Per Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-2.9, which went into law July 1, municipalities are required to video livestream public meetings. On July...
Allen County Indiana Uses NextRequest Portal for APRA Requests
As part of the policy, the County has partnered with CivicPlus to implement its NextRequest solution, a web-based platform designed to simplify and modernize public records management. The platform enables residents to easily submit public records requests, track...