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Indy Star: Lawmaker said HEPL open door opinion shows overreach of public records official
Brittany Carloni and Kayla Dwyer, Indianapolis Star, 2024-03-01 🚨 This article is about an active amendment on HB 1338, which has grave consequences for how the office of the Public Access Counselor can function. Please contact your legislator in both the House and...
State Affairs: Republican push would strictly limit public access counselor’s review authority
Tom Davies. February 29th, 2024 The scope of what Indiana’s public access counselor could consider in reviewing open government matters would be strictly limited under provisions added to legislation in the closing days of the legislative session. Amendments that a...
Indy Star: AG Todd Rokita’s office requires an NDA. It might threaten free speech
Magdaleno, Johnny. 2023. AG Todd Rokita's office requires an NDA. It might threaten free speech. The Indianapolis Star, July 19th, 2023. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s employees are signing nondisclosure agreements that could cost them $25,000 if they share...
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2018 Legislative Update: Special Session – HB 1315
The following is an update from the Hoosier State Press Association and is provided as informational, not as an endorsement of their positions on these bills. === Attention: Publishers H.B. 1315 will leave communities in the dark when school district is financially...
Spotlight on the Statehouse 2.0, March 15th, 2018
Another great Sunshine Week event is planned for March 15th, 2018 at Ballstate University in AJ 175 from 7:30-8:30pm. Join fellow Hoosiers for a lively discussion with: Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Tony Cook, Indianapolis Star Kaitlin Lange, Indianapolis Star...
Letting the Sunshine IN: An Open Data and Open Government Workshop, 2018-03-17
Join us for this free all day workshop about open government. Read the full press release here. BLOOMINGTON, Indiana — The Center for International Media Law and Policy Studies at Indiana University will hold a free daylong workshop in Indianapolis on March 17 on...
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Indy Star: Lawmaker said HEPL open door opinion shows overreach of public records official
Brittany Carloni and Kayla Dwyer, Indianapolis Star, 2024-03-01 🚨 This article is about an active amendment on HB 1338, which has grave consequences for how the office of the Public Access Counselor can function. Please contact your legislator in both the House and...
State Affairs: Republican push would strictly limit public access counselor’s review authority
Tom Davies. February 29th, 2024 The scope of what Indiana’s public access counselor could consider in reviewing open government matters would be strictly limited under provisions added to legislation in the closing days of the legislative session. Amendments that a...
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,...