Articles by Colin Donohue
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New Bern Sun Journal: Sunshine amendment gets committee OK
March 17, 2011
From the New Bern Sun Journal (3/16/11): The House Rules Committee has given its approval to what has been dubbed the Sunshine Amendment. It is expected to be on the floor on Thursday in time to have a vote during Sunshine Week.
Gaston Gazette: Sunshine Week: Suspensions of government workers often come with little explanation
March 17, 2011
From the Gaston Gazette (3/16/11): Belmont's former police chief received a suspension last May, but public record laws don't require the city to give the reason for his suspension.
A&T Register: Records become public for sunshine week
March 17, 2011
From the North Carolina A&T Register (3/16/11): Want to find out what your local government has been up to?
Brooke Barnett discusses Sunshine laws on News 14 Carolina
March 16, 2011
School of Communications associate professor and Sunshine Center Executive Director Brooke Barnett appeared on News 14 Carolina March 15 to discuss transparency in government and public records issues in advance of North Carolina's Sunshine Day celebration March 17.
Montrose Daily Press: The public’s ‘sunshine laws’ at risk
March 16, 2011
From the Montrose Daily Press (3/16/11): During the last couple of days, members of the National Conference of Editorial Writers have engaged in a kind of morbid contest of one-upmanship to see whose public officials had performed the most flagrant violations of open government laws.
Winston-Salem Journal: Sunshine Week: North Carolinians deserve open government
March 16, 2011
From the Winston-Salem Journal (3/15/11): As open-government advocates celebrate Sunshine Week this week, local governments in North Carolina are fighting to keep the shades drawn on public records and meetings.
News and Record: Set standard for openness
March 16, 2011
From the Greensboro News and Record (3/15/11): The N.C. Constitution spells out many rights and obligations but leaves these out:
Daily Tar Heel: See the light faster: As we celebrate open government this Sunshine Week, NC legislators have a task of reform ahead
March 16, 2011
From the Daily Tar Heel (3/15/11): Gaining access to public records should be as quick and hassle free as possible. However, if you request public records from North Carolina's state or local government today, you might get a response tomorrow — or next year.
Hendersonville Times-News: NC GOP legislators promise more transparency
March 16, 2011
From the Hendersonville Times-News (3/14/11): Republicans who took over both chambers of the North Carolina Legislature simultaneously for the first time in 140 years in January have promised an even more open legislative process than what Democrats had developed following a cash-for-vote scandal during the last decade.
Wilmington StarNews: All North Carolina citizens deserve a transparent government
March 16, 2011
From the Wilmington StarNews (3/14/11): If information is power, it stands to reason that people armed with information have considerable power.