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IndyStar: Hoosiers fear losing benefits, rights: A woman sued to save her Medicaid. HHC agency wants to bar such cases.
Magdaleno, Johnny, and Tony Cook. 2022. Hoosiers fear losing benefits, rights: A woman sued to save her medicaid. HHC agency wants to bar such cases. Indianapolis Star, Nov 04, 2022. (accessed January 9, 2023). Indiana and other states often try to cut or deny...

IndyStar sues 8 hospitals for records violations: Claim: Public spending on nursing homes obscured
Magdaleno, Johnny. 2022. IndyStar sues 8 hospitals for records violations: Claim: Public spending on nursing homes obscured. Indianapolis Star, Aug 10, 2022. (accessed August 11, 2022). Eight Indiana hospitals are violating state records laws by withholding...

Companies line up to bid on Grand Park: 18, some in central Indiana, want to own or operate sports campus
Carloni, Brittany. 2022. Companies line up to bid on grand park: 18, some in Central Indiana, want to own or operate sports campus. Indianapolis Star, Apr 27, 2022. (accessed May 1, 2022). Eighteen companies have informed Westfield they are interested in either...
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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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Better Government Association Statement: Supreme Court FOIA Ruling (Chapman v. Chicago) Limits Transparency; Significantly Broadens Exemptions to FOIA
A unanimous Illinois Supreme Court ruling yesterday in a case called Chapman v. Chicago reverses a lower court’s ruling and blocks plaintiff Matt Chapman’s open records request for information from the City of Chicago’s Department of Finance. The court’s ruling...

National Archives databases made more accessible
From the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information September 7th, 2022 newsletter: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is making its Digital Preservation Framework available as a Linked Open Dataset, a first for the agency.Aimed at sharing NARA’s...

New Mexico: Public university foundations are subject to FOI laws, appeals court rules
The New Mexico Court of Appeals has affirmed that records generated by the University of New Mexico Foundation and its athletic booster clubs are subject to public inspection under the state’s transparency law.The April 21 court ruling states there are no overarching...