Q&A: CAPS account with post office is optional
From The Michigan City News-Dispatch:
Q: We are being told that to qualify for the new postal lower rates we'd have to set up a...
Q&A: Teacher union labor agreement
From the Chronicle-Tribune (Marion):
Q: Our local public school board and the Marion Teachers Association have reached a tentative labor agreement. The school board will...
Q&A: Copies of state police reports
From a citizen:
Q: I wondered if you knew why the Indiana State Police would tell me I could not get copies of a report...
Q&A: Bids and public meetings
From LAK Publications:
Q: Is it a violation of the Open Door Law if quotes and bids are not opened in a public meeting?
A contractor...
Q&A: Newspaper boxes on postal property
Q: Newspaper boxes have traditionally not been allowed on U.S. Postal Service property. Does that still hold?
A: While some post offices allow them, I've...
Q&A: Statements of ownership
Q: Can you give a general description about circulation statement requirements?
A: A federal statute mandates the publication of the annual statements of ownership for...
Q&A: Whispered public discussion, recording of public meeting
From the Newton County Enterprise (Kentland):
Q: I have two questions. First, at town council meetings, often the council will talk quietly with each other...
Q&A: Right to speak at public meetings?
From the Carroll County Comet:
Q: An attorney at the Indiana School Board Association told me that school board meetings are not "public" meetings where...
Q&A: Notification of public meetings
The Times (Munster):
Q: I am in the process of writing a letter to the president of a government agency, the Crown Point Development Corp.,...
Q&A: Public information about fire runs
Q: What records concerning fire runs and arson investigations are available for inspection and copying?
A: Any fire run report is a public record, except...