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Meet Indiana’s New Public Access Counselor, Jennifer Ruby

RELEASE: Governor Braun Appoints Jennifer Ruby as Indiana’s Public Access Counselor to Ensure Government Transparency and Accountability for Hoosiers INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Mike Braun today announced the appointment of Jennifer Ruby as Indiana’s Public Access Counselor, a role dedicated to...

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.

IndyStar: Neighbors’ relief turns to anger as bar is OK’d: El Chila’s license was denied, then extended

Cook, Tony. 2023. Neighbors' relief turns to anger as bar is OK'd: El chila's license was denied, then extended. Indianapolis Star, Apr 09, 2023. Last month, the Indiana Alcohol & Tobacco Commission used a new policy intended to crack down on problem bars to deny a liquor license extension to...

The Indiana Citizen: Moonlighting: Rokita fights court order to release report on his private employment — even though it allows him to redact as much as he wants.

Marilyn Odendahl. 2023. The Indiana Citizen: Moonlighting: Rokita fights court order to release report on his private employment — even though it allows him to redact as much as he wants. The Indiana Citizen. March 9, 2023 One day after being sworn in as Attorney General in January 2021, Todd...

News from Indiana

NWI Times: All-electronic government meetings must end when Indiana COVID-19 emergency expires

Jun 21, 2021

Carden, Dan. 2021. All-electronic government meetings must end when Indiana COVID-19 emergency expires. TCA Regional News, Jun 09, 2021. (accessed June 21, 2021). The Hoosier State's experiment with all-electronic local government meetings is coming to an end.When...

Indystar: Judge: Ex-AG Hill broke Indiana public records law

Jun 20, 2021

Magdaleno, Johnny. 2021. Judge: Ex-AG Hill broke Indiana public records law. Indianapolis Star, Apr 02, 2021. (accessed June 20, 2021). A Marion County judge has ruled that the personal email addresses of public officials count as public records, bringing an end to a...

AP: Police misconduct records secret, difficult to access nationwide

Jun 20, 2021

Kallie Cox, and William H Freivogel Pulitzer Center on,Crisis Reporting. 2021. Police misconduct records secret, difficult to access nationwide. AP, May 13, 2021. (accessed June 20, 2021). Police misconduct records are either secret or difficult to access in a...

News from ICOG

ICOG, SPJ host Sunshine Week Program

Mar 11, 2013

The Indiana Coalition for Open Government and the Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional journalists hosted a public program to discuss the problems and possibilities of freedom of information laws. The discussion, held March 16 at the Nora branch...

Access Boot Camp: Register Now!

Aug 27, 2007

Thursday, November 8, 2007 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Indiana State Bar Association One Indiana Square, 5th Floor Conference Center Downtown Indianapolis (corner of Ohio and Pennsylvania streets) Join us for a premier access event in downtown Indianapolis. Speakers...

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BGA Scores Victory in Navy Pier Case

Dec 5, 2020

By the Better Government Association, Nov 30, 2020 5:10 PM State appellate court rules that Navy Pier documents are subject to open records laws even though nonprofit that runs the pier is not a public body.Records detailing the operations at Navy Pier are subject to...

The Verge: Massachusetts on the verge of becoming first state to [Somewhat] ban police use of facial recognition

Dec 5, 2020

By Nick Statt @nickstatt Dec 2, 2020, 3:03pm EST, The Verge Massachusetts lawmakers this week voted to ban the use of facial recognition by law enforcement and public agencies in a sweeping police reform bill that received significant bipartisan support. If signed...

Star Tribune: Police use of facial recognition technology soars in Minnesota

Dec 5, 2020

Jany, Libor. 2020. Police use of facial recognition technology soars in Minnesota. TCA Regional News, Dec 05, 2020. (accessed December 5, 2020). The growing popularity of facial recognition tools among local law enforcement in Minnesota has renewed public debate about...

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