Q&A: Public access to committee meetings
From the South Bend Tribune:
Q: Century Center in South Bend is a public facility with a board of directors that is a public agency....
Q&A: Newspaper contest considered lottery
From The Tribune (New Albany):
Q: In Indiana, when is a newspaper contest considered a lottery and against state statute?
A: The Indiana Gaming Commission has...
Q&A: Email and cookie records
From the New Albany Tribune:
Q: A school superintendent is willing to meet with me to talk about why I think something should be public....
Q&A: Poor relief records
Q: What information should be a public record regarding poor relief applications and determinations?
A: The application and investigatory records are confidential. The Notice of...
Q&A: Fire department medics and HIPPA
From the South Bend Tribune:
Q: I'm trying to get some very basic information on a fire department medic call regarding a guy who fell...
Q&A: Report about school hazing
From the Greensburg Daily News:
Q: We have an incident involving hazing at one of our public middle schools. The investigation is complete, and there...
Q&A: Coroner report deadline
From the Daily Reporter:
Q: Is there any particular timeline regarding how long a coroner has to generate a report after autopsy/toxicology screen results come...
Q&A: Probable cause affidavits
From the Rensselaer Republican:
Q: Does the press have public access to probable cause affidavits? I was denied one in Newton County.
A: The general rule...
Q&A: Promotional advertisement
From the Ferdinand News and Spencer County Leader:
Q: We received inserts from a company that are a postcard-sized scratch off game (three hands of...
Q&A: Officials should cite code that allows for executive session
From the North Vernon Plain Dealer:
Q: I received a notice of an executive session of the commissioners All it lists is fairgrounds. I know...