Articles by Colin Donohue
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New Bern Sun Journal: Sunshine Amendment vote delayed to Thursday
March 23, 2011
From the New Bern Sun Journal (3/22/11): Lawmakers have put off a vote over the proposed Sunshine Amendment until Thursday.
Jacksonville Daily News: Legislation seeks more transparency
March 23, 2011
From the Jacksonville Daily News (3/18/11): It's called the Government Transparency Act. Suffice it to say, we like the sound of it already.
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.
Wilmington StarNews: Goolsby seeks more openness in government
March 23, 2011
From the Wilmington StarNews (3/22/11): An attorney often on the hunt for discovery documents for court cases, Sen. Thom Goolsby said he understands the importance of information.
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.
Salisbury Post: UNC president pledges to be open, candid
March 23, 2011
From the Salisbury Post (3/18/11): As head of a university system with 50,000 employees and 220,000 students, Tom Ross says he can be sure about one thing every morning when he wakes up.
Salisbury Post: Officials ‘caught between rock and hard place’ on releasing information
March 23, 2011
From the Salisbury Post (3/18/11): Public officials sometimes want to tell citizens and journalists more than they do, according to Hope Root, senior assistant attorney for the city of Charlotte.
Hickory Daily Record: Open government amendment could be better
March 23, 2011
From the Hickory Daily Record (3/17/11): This week is Sunshine Week across the country and were are pleased to know that our state lawmakers appear to be serious about open public meetings and transparency within government.
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.