Records exception worth investigating
By Steve Key
Hoosier State Press Association
What a difference a word can make. In this case the word is “compiled.”
In two recent situations, “compiled” has...
2014 state legislative wrap-up
By Steve Key
Hoosier State Press Association
A recap of HSPA's work in the 2014 Indiana General Assembly:
Public notice advertising
Only one of six anti-public notice advertising...
Lawmaker removes gag from ag statute
The 2014 General Assembly session includes several bills that have touched on the First Amendment and protection of anonymous sources.
S.B. 101, authored by State...
At stake: Public notice advertising
The Hoosier State Press Association continues to deal with state legislation that would negatively impact public notice advertising.
The worst is H.B. 1033, authored by...
Newspapers aren’t free for a reason
By Steve Key
Hoosier State Press Association
There’s a reason why the Indiana legislature has since at least 1879 used newspapers to give citizens notice of...
Ag gag legislation tries for early start
Although the 2014 General Assembly’s scheduled opening Jan. 6 was delayed by winter weather, HSPA already has identified some bills it will oppose and...
Yes, Virginia, budget notices still exist
A state tax study committee took no action on a recommendation to stop requiring local government units to publish notices of budget hearings in...
Continue to protest limit on advertising deduction
The Hoosier State Press Association last week asked publishers to contact the office of Rep. Todd Young, R-Indiana, concerning a proposal to limit the...
Help HSPA improve public notices
By Steve Key
Hoosier State Press Association
Indiana newspapers have an opportunity to improve information that local government agencies provide Hoosiers about the budget process.
State Sen....
General Assembly group will scrutinize notices
The Commission on State Tax and Financing Policy will question the value of publishing public notices, according to State Sen. Brandt Hershman, R-Buck Creek.
The...