Articles by Colin Donohue

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Charlotte Observer: N.C. held back data on bypass, documents say

March 23, 2011

From the Charlotte Observer (3/23/11): Emails and documents suggest the N.C. Turnpike Authority didn't give the federal government a true accounting of how a proposed $800 million toll road in Union County would affect the environment, which may have made it easier for the highway to get approvals necessary for construction.

Durham Herald-Sun: 911 call bill gets Senate approval

March 23, 2011

From the Durham Herald-Sun (3/23/11): State senators voted 50-0 on Tuesday to approve and send to the N.C. House a Durham-requested bill that would partially exempt the recordings of 911 calls from North Carolina's public-records laws.

SPLC.org: SUNSHINE WEEK: Courts weigh transparency, student privacy

March 23, 2011

From the Student Press Law Center (3/18/11): In the past year, courts across the country have tried to interpret the meaning of the federal student privacy law, known as FERPA. Several recent rulings suggest the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act does not protect the vast array of information about students that some universities have claimed.

Sunshine Day in North Carolina is TODAY

March 17, 2011

Join the North Carolina Open Government Coalition for "Sunshine Day in North Carolina: Securing a future for dialogue on open government" today, Thursday, March 17 at the Historic Salisbury Foundation train depot.