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News and Observer: News Observer, WRAL offer to pay to move meeting turned down
March 23, 2010
From the Raleigh News and Observer (3/23/10): The News and Observer and WRAL offered to pay for the cost of moving today's Wake school board meeting to the Fletcher Theater at the Progress Energy Performing Arts Center so that more members of the public can attend the board's historic final vote ending the diversity policy in student assignments for North Carolina's largest school district.
Mount Airy News: City holds surprise vote on contract
March 23, 2010
From the Mount Airy News (3/20/10): After meeting behind closed doors at least an hour Thursday night, the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners voted unexpectedly to approve a contract proposal affecting the local airport — a controversial subject in recent years.
News and Observer: Police withhold noncriminal info
March 23, 2010
From the Raleigh News and Observer (3/19/10): Some North Carolina police departments routinely withhold incident reports that don't include criminal allegations, citing a section of state law that's intended to keep criminal investigations private.
WRAL.com: Attorneys say Wake school board is violating meeting laws
March 23, 2010
From WRAL.com (3/23/10): The Wake County Board of Education's decision to limit the number of people attending its meeting Tuesday afternoon quickly drew ire from critics.
N.C. journalist honored for her commitment to openness in government
March 22, 2010
The managing editor of the Outer Banks Sentinel was honored at the beginning of Sunshine Day on March 16 as the Open Government Heroine for 2010 because of her work exposing corruption in government. She was recognized early during Sunshine Day on March 16 at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro, N.C.
Elon Poll finds citizen awareness of open government laws grows by 11 percent
March 19, 2010
The North Carolina Open Government Coalition is encouraged by the growth in awareness of open government laws in the state. In data released today, the latest 福利亚洲国产精品 Poll found 46 percent of residents were aware of the laws that guarantee citizen access to public meetings and records, which is up from 35 percent last year.
Asheville Citizen-Times: Sunshine outlook is a bit cloudy
March 19, 2010
From the Asheville Citizen-Times (3/18/10): The annual observance of Sunshine Week is upon us, and with it an opportunity to judge how well public officials from Washington on down — officials paid for with our tax dollars, we'd point out — are exercising the openness that should be a priority for all public servants.
News and Record: State must examine worker privacy rules
March 19, 2010
From the Greensboro News and Record (3/17/10): North Carolina's laws governing public records and state employee personnel files are a study in contrasts.
Fayetteville Observer: Too dark: N.C. worker records are outrageously secretive
March 19, 2010
From the Fayetteville Observer (3/17/10): When it comes to public employee personnel records, North Carolina's sunshine is in full eclipse.
Gaston Gazette: Concealment doesn’t make society safer
March 19, 2010
From the Gaston Gazette (3/16/10): Most of the time, government officials do a good job at making public records accessible. It’s the occasional exceptions that tend to stick out like a sore thumb.