On Friday, Sept. 22, the General Assembly passed a budget which contains a new provision that would allow lawmakers total discretion over destroying records.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 2:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislators added a provision to the state budget that would make them functionally exempt from public records law
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 8:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While I may not be an expert on public records laws, I agree with what former North Carolina Governor Jim Martin continues saying.
Published: Saturday, November 25th, 2023 @ 12:07 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A state Court of Appeals panel will decide whether Charlotte should have produced city council survey results more quickly when WBTV requested those results as public records.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 3:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Under the North Carolina Public Records Law, G.S. §132-1., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records that contain any written or electronic communications with City Manager Jonathan Russell, and others,
Published: Friday, July 28th, 2023 @ 11:56 am
By: Gary Ceres
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A media coalition is backing WBTV's bid at the N.C. Court of Appeals to secure surveys filled out by Charlotte City Council members in 2020.
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 11:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Emails obtained through public records requested from a parent’s association revealed California’s largest teachers union had a researcher allegedly spy on parents who fought for their children to return to classrooms during the pandemic.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 11:11 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Republican Party filed a lawsuit today to force Governor Roy Cooper to follow the law and keep one of his key campaign promises, transparency.
Published: Thursday, October 15th, 2020 @ 9:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein is hiding something, say Senate Republicans challenging a back-room, Democrat-led deal to rewrite state election laws.
Published: Thursday, October 15th, 2020 @ 12:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Civitas Institute filed public records requests with North Carolina State Board of Elections Executive Director, Karen Brinson Bell, Chairman Damon Circosta, and Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2020 @ 12:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Over the last 3 weeks, several members of the Charlotte City Council and community have launched personal attacks of ethics violations
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2020 @ 1:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A court battle over legislative redistricting escalated Tuesday, July 2, into a tug-of-war over records that may or may not be considered public.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 10:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Four Carolina Journal staff members in February sent public records requests to all 100 county governments in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 @ 9:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Carolina Journal Associate Editor Lindsay Marchello sat down with Carrington on Feb. 15 to talk about his career and the challenges of keeping governments accountable
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 @ 3:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week was Sunshine Week, not that we saw a lot of it, either meteorologically or metaphorically. What we got for the start of the week was dark clouds, some wind and even snow. Some might say it was symbolic of a week designated to shine the light on the need for open government
Published: Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 @ 10:41 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Following almost a month of Durham County refusing to allow the public to view the absentee ballot envelopes, which are by law public record, the Durham County Board of Elections finally informed the NCGOP legal counsel on Wednesday that they would be willing to cooperate.
Published: Friday, December 2nd, 2016 @ 6:32 pm
By: Russell Allen
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On Friday, August 28, the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) filed suit against the City of Belmont, North Carolina, alleging violations of state public records law.
Published: Sunday, September 6th, 2015 @ 2:24 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In 2008-2009, a legal battle took place in Guildford County Superior Court over whether third-party investigations into city police department are subject to our state's public records law. The issue is one of great importance for advocates of government transparency, as citizens have a right to...
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 12:12 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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This administration is a champion of transparency and fair and legitimate news gathering. Fulfilling records requests is vital part of meeting those goals.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 4:30 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Last week, the Civitas Institute dropped our public records lawsuit against the Alamance County Board of Elections and Alamance County attorney. To the credit of the board and county attorney, the entire issue was resolved in less than four months. Unfortunately, this is lightning fast compared...
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 @ 4:24 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Last week state Sens. Thom Goolsby (R-New Hanover) and Tom Apadoca (R-Buncombe) sponsored legislation (SB 125) to make it a class 3 misdemeanor to violate public records and open meetings laws, which would at long last give those laws some teeth.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2013 @ 10:36 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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