HSPA monitoring bills focused on transparency, accountability
As March draws to a close, the Indiana legislative session enters the final stage of law making.
Deadlines are looming for bills to get out...
Taskforce could be path forward for public notices
Public notice. Public notice. Public notice. Sometimes it seems like that’s all we can talk about at the Hoosier State Press Association. It’s a...
Judges might allow press to have cameras in trial courts
Beginning on May 1, 2023, judicial officers around the state will have the authority to allow news media into their courtrooms to record, photograph,...
Public notices top priority as 2023 session begins
Lawmakers have returned to the Capitol, lobbyists to the hallway, and journalists to committee hearings—it’s that time of year again, legislative session. And with...
2023 Indiana General Assembly underway at Statehouse
During the 2023 legislative session, HSPA will be monitoring and addressing bills covering a range of topics affecting Indiana newspapers including:
• Public notices
• Open...
Indiana Capital Chronicle launches statewide non-profit news outlet
Newspapers can republish content for free
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Capital Chronicle, a nonprofit, non-partisan online news organization covering state government and policy, launched this...
H.B. 1130 gives Hoosiers right to speak at school board meetings
The most intriguing legislation to emerge from the 2022 Indiana General Assembly from the perspective of government transparency was the right of citizens to...
Cost & Availability of Records at Issue
Among the more than 1,600 bills filed with the 2017 General Assembly, The Hoosier State Press Association (HSPA) is following a number that would...
Legislative Update
HB1001
STATE BIENNIAL BUDGET (BROWN T) Appropriates money for capital expenditures, the operation of the state, K-12 and higher education, the delivery of Medicaid and other...
Roadblock in access to police video
By Steve Key
Hoosier State Press Association
All the work during the last Indiana legislative session to improve the public’s ability to access police body and...