Q&A: School budget publication
From The Rochester Sentinel:
Q: Our area schools are starting to publish their budgets and have requested one run date. I pulled one from last...
Q&A: Public notice advertising rate
From the Carroll County Comet (Delphi):
Q: Does a subcontractor qualify for the government rate for public notice advertising? We received a public notice from...
Q&A: Tort claim
The following questions came from The Leader (Knox):
Q: I received a document that says Re: Notice of Tort Claim. However, the document does not...
Q&A: Ad opposing project
From The Herald Bulletin (Anderson):
Q: We have a nonprofit entity opposing a proposed reservoir. The entity wants to run an ad against the project....
Q&A: Copy of ordinance draft
From the Hoosier Environmental Council:
Q: Are town councils required to make available to the public a copy of an ordinance being considered at a...
Q&A: School board settlement agreement
From the South Bend Tribune:
Q: A school board I cover approved a settlement agreement with a former administrator during a recent open meeting. The...
Q&A: Cost of public notice advertising
From an Indianapolis corporate chairman:
Q: Should a public notice advertisement be the same price in two newspapers if the ads are identical?
A: The...
Q&A: ID not needed to see public records
From a citizen interested in Allen County, Indiana:
Q: The Allen County Sheriff’s office said I have to produce identification “to confirm my identity” to...
Q&A: Sales disclosure forms
From the Crothersville Times:
Q: Are sales disclosure forms for property transfers public records that should be available to the public for inspection and copying?
A:...
Transparency should rule body cams
By Steve Key
Hoosier State Press Association
A legislative interim committee will tackle whether the footage from police body cameras should be available to the public.
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