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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...
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...
New Beta Version of Indiana General Assembly Website
The Indiana General Assembly website is receiving an update in 2023: We have some improvements in the works that we're excited for you to experience. Click here to try our new, faster beta site. We will be maintaining our current version of the site until the middle...
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Hiding behind HIPAA
By Craig Lyons Residents in St. Joseph County can dine safely knowing that no one reported a single case of food-borne illness to the county the first four months of the year. But if there had been a complaint, the public would be able to see only part of the...
Public officials’ emails are public records
One of the key battlegrounds for public access to electronic records, in Indiana and around the country, involves email accounts of public officials. Journalists have found major revelations in officials’ emails, such as alleged misconduct by former State...
Video: ICOG, SPJ panel on digital transparency
Indiana Coalition for Open Government and the Indiana Professional Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists marked Sunshine Week 2015 with a symposium to discuss the state of open government data in Indiana. Titled "Digital Transparency in Government: What We...
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Detroit News: Supreme Court to hear challenge to UM over anti-immigration activist’s papers
LeBlanc, Beth. 2020. Supreme court to hear challenge to UM over anti-immigration activist's papers. TCA Regional News, Dec 28, 2020. (accessed December 29, 2020). A case headed to the Michigan Supreme Court will test some limits of Michigan universities' obligations...
Whistleblower Network News: Freedom Of Information Act Instructional Webinar
On December 14, 2020, Stephen M. Kohn of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto lead a Whistleblower Network News webinar demonstrating how to use the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).FOIA is an essential government resource designed to allow citizens and organizations access to...
Washington Post: Ga. lawmaker rebuts data used in Trump voter fraud suit
Lee, Michelle Ye Hee. 2020. Ga. lawmaker rebuts data used in trump voter fraud suit. The Washington Post, Dec 11, 2020. (accessed December 11, 2020). When Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen (D) reviewed a list of voters who President Trump's campaign claimed cast illegal...