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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...

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...

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...

Indiana Debate Commission: Governor candidates to participate in televised debate on October 24, 2024

Archived Debate The Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian candidates for Indiana governor have agreed to meet Oct. 24 in a televised debate organized by the Indiana Debate Commission. The debate among Mike Braun (R), Jennifer McCormick (D), and Donald Rainwater (L) will be broadcast live at 7-8...

WRTV Indianapolis: School board member aims to boost transparency after filing her own complaint

Kenney, Kara. 2023. School board member aims to boost transparency after filing her own complaint. WRTV. June 16, 2023. A West Lafayette mother and school board member is aiming to improve transparency and the public’s access to information. Click on the image to play the video.

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County restricts use of records; Ordinance won’t affect information used by landlords

Apr 17, 2004

An ordinance that restricts the use of public records for commercial solicitation purposes has been approved by the St. Joseph County Council. The measure passed easily, but not until after assuring landlords' access to county records to identify prospective tenants...

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Orlando Sentinel: DeSantis tried to hide info on virus Taxpayers ended up footing the legal bills for lawsuit involving access to public record

Jan 30, 2021

DeSantis tried to hide info on virus taxpayers ended up footing the legal bills for lawsuit involving access to public record. 2021. Orlando Sentinel, Jan 20, 2021. (accessed January 30, 2021). Last month, the state of Florida had to fork over $7,500 of your money to...

Fox59: 40+ Hoosier organizations push lawmakers for more transparency

Jan 4, 2021

Politics. by: Kayla Sullivan. Posted: Dec 10, 2020 / 07:00 PM EST / Updated: Dec 11, 2020 INDIANAPOLIS– More than 40 organizations are pushing lawmakers to make it easier to participate in the legislative process from home.The group argues COVID-19 will stop many...

Naples Daily News: ‘A terrible system for hiring officers’: 505 fired cops got a 2nd chance and blew it

Jan 4, 2021

Patel, Devan. 2021. 'A terrible system for hiring officers': 505 fired cops got a 2nd chance and blew it. Pensacola News Journal, Jan 03, 2021. (accessed January 4, 2021). Joseph Floyd turned Florida's Crestview Police Department into a criminal enterprise, the judge...