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COVID-19 Data, References, Resources
With all of the questions surrounding the current pandemic, Public Data is critical in helping shed light on the observations of the world. The Indiana Coalition for Open Government is asking the community to help share what their local governments are doing or not...
HSPA: Public notice publication could face challenge from judiciary
From Steve Key at the HSPA: For decades, the Hoosier State Press Association has fought a war on two fronts to preserve the concept of publication of public notices to inform citizens of actions taken or contemplated by state and local government units. One front...
Press Release: Indiana Transparency Portal Gets An “Extreme Makeover”
From the Indiana State Auditor's Office, June 26th 2018: STATEHOUSE- Indiana Auditor of State Tera Klutz, CPA, made the “big-reveal” of the updated Indiana Transparency Portal (ITP) offering Hoosiers a more accessible and in-depth look at the state’s finances and...
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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...
IGA 2021 Session: House Bill 1365
HB 1365: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1365 An incredibly large bill (115 pages), with various reforms to election law in Indiana. One change we saw of concern is making any Anomaly Report confidential except at the discretion of the Secretary of...
IGA 2021 Session: House bill 1418
HB 1418: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1418 When some areas expand, others contract. One area to note is that the bill expands the mandatory exemptions (10) from Application information declared confidential by the Indiana Economic Development...