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The Indiana Capital Chronicle: Public access counselor bill fails on process and policy
Niki Kelly. 2024-03-08. Indiana Capital Chronicle. Indiana’s public records law opens like this: “A fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of representative government is that government is the servant of the people and not their master....
The Indiana Citizen: LIMITED ROLE: Amendments restricting public access counselor passed as bill advances in Indiana Senate
Marilyn Odendahl. 2024-03-04. The Indiana Citizen. A bill allowing local government officials to remove disruptive individuals from public meetings has been expanded to include new limits on the Indiana public access counselor’s ability to offer guidance about the...
Tribune-Star: Bill amendment would ‘gut’ public access counselor’s ability to issue advisory opinions
Sue Loughlin, March 1st 2024 An amendment made to a bill in the waning days of the Indiana General Assembly session would severely restrict the public access counselor’s role in issuing opinions, and it would eliminate the counselor’s four-year term. The amendment was...
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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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Supporting: Letter to Biden White House on open government
What other questions would you like to see answered by the Biden administration and their positions regarding open government? Thanks to work of Governing.Digital, we have an initial set of 25 questions included in a Letter to the White House. The core questions from...
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The Indiana Capital Chronicle: Public access counselor bill fails on process and policy
Niki Kelly. 2024-03-08. Indiana Capital Chronicle. Indiana’s public records law opens like this: “A fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of representative government is that government is the servant of the people and not their master....
The Indiana Citizen: LIMITED ROLE: Amendments restricting public access counselor passed as bill advances in Indiana Senate
Marilyn Odendahl. 2024-03-04. The Indiana Citizen. A bill allowing local government officials to remove disruptive individuals from public meetings has been expanded to include new limits on the Indiana public access counselor’s ability to offer guidance about the...
Tribune-Star: Bill amendment would ‘gut’ public access counselor’s ability to issue advisory opinions
Sue Loughlin, March 1st 2024 An amendment made to a bill in the waning days of the Indiana General Assembly session would severely restrict the public access counselor’s role in issuing opinions, and it would eliminate the counselor’s four-year term. The amendment was...