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Hoosier State Press Association is fighting two bills that attack the concept of publication of public notices. H.B. 1310 would place a $300 cap on what a government unit could pay for the placement of a public notice in its local…

Have a question about access, public records or other issues? Send your questions to Steve Key, HSPA executive director and general counsel, skey@hspa.com or call 317-624-4427. The following questions were submitted by the City of…

The General Assembly will convene on Monday, Jan. 6, in its non-budget, short session. The legislative session will be particularly fast-paced as leadership in the House and Senate have pegged March 11 as the ending date. The 2020…

Please don’t make the same mistake I did. When I was managing editor of The Noblesville Ledger, I failed to utilize public notices as a news source. Public notices contain information that the Indiana legislature over decades has…

Teresa L. JakubowskiBarnes & Thornburg LLP Newspapers have been hit with lawsuits asserting that their websites violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It’s part of an ever-increasing pattern that started in 2015. …

Have a question about access, public records or other issues? Send your questions to Steve Key, HSPA executive director and general counsel, skey@hspa.com or call 317-624-4427. The following questions were submitted by the…

It frustrates me to no end that so many people watch evening cable “news” and equate these political commentary shows to journalism. The lack of understanding of the difference results in an erosion in confidence in journalism. To combat…