Q&A: Publisher’s claim form
From the Hamilton News:
Q: Which public notice advertisers must receive a publisher’s claim form with detailed line calculations?
A: The publisher’s claim form is...
Q&A: Charter school emails
From the News and Tribune (Jeffersonville):
Q: Emails from a work account of a charter school principal should be public record shouldn’t they?
A: HSPA worked...
Q&A: School district radio station
From the South Bend Tribune:
Q: A local school board records its public meetings and posts the audio files on the district’s website, but it...
Move increases House secrecy
By Steve Key
Hoosier State Press Association
The leadership of the Indiana House of Representatives took an unfortunate step shortly after the end of the 2015...
Q&A: Getting records from non-public agency
From South Bend Tribune:
Q: I am trying to acquire a list of the property owners in a swath of land in northern Indiana that...
Q&A: Proof of publication for public notices
From Post-Tribune (Crown Point):
Q: Are newspapers obligated to provide physical newspaper clippings of public notices as a part of our proof of publication or...
Q&A: Motion to protect court discovery documents
From The Herald Bulletin (Anderson):
Q: We’ve written extensively over the past year about a federal lawsuit against the Madison County Community Health Center over...
Q&A: Names of homeowners in house fire
From the Lebanon Reporter:
Q: The Zionsville Fire Department refuses to give us the names of the homeowners in a March 29 house fire. They...
Q&A: Publishing property tax rates
From the North Vernon Plain Dealer and Sun:
Q: I’m publishing our county property tax rates next week. In the past we’ve run the notice...
Q&A: School employee’s email account
From the Journal and Courier (Lafayette):
Q: A public school employee was accused of something and then resigned. That employee was communicating on his public...