News from Indiana

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

Sun Sentinel launches Community News Fund to support journalism
Anderson, Julie. 2020. Sun sentinel launches community news fund to support journalism. TCA Regional News, Nov 29, 2020. (accessed November 29, 2020). A new project from Florida's Sun Sentinel is increasing its impact by creating a Community News Fund. Here is what we...

NFOIC: Invisible Incentives: How Secrecy Impedes Evaluation and Accountability of Economic Development Subsidies
Trying to dig deep into the world of economic development is a difficult task for any member of the Public. Secrecy in economic development spending remains a big challenge for journalists and the public at every level of government. Details of many state and local...

Detroit NEWS: State to pay $10K to settle public records dispute
LeBlanc, Beth. 2020. State to pay $10K to settle public records dispute. TCA Regional News, Nov 28, 2020. (accessed November 28, 2020). The state will pay $10,000 as part of a settlement in a 3-year-old case regarding a public records request that was denied by the...