NC Open Government

Daily Yonder (10/22/2013): The airport authority, which changed names a few times over the years, never kept records of its meetings. 

From the Wilson Times (10/18/2013): The town of Middlesex adopted a policy 

in January charging  up to $26 an hour for public records requests to be fulfilled. The paper says Attorney General Roy Cooper said he has "real concerns" about the fees and that the Department of Justice would investigate. 

News & Record: A proposed bill by a family law attorney from Greensboro would re-open pistol purchase permit and concealed carry weapons permit records to domestic violence victims and require they be given notice when abusers are trying to obtain a weapon. 

The Sylva Herald (10/10/2013): In considering a vacancy on the town council, the board decided to appoint a new member by using paper ballots without recording how each member voted.  

Carolina Public Press (10/10/13): Both the Asheville Police Department and the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office are now using the Police 2 Citizen database, which makes reports available to the public in a searchable format. 

From North Carolina Health News (10/8/2013): Track changes in Word documents show that incoming Medicaid head Carol Steckel heavily edited a Department of Health and Human Services departmental response to a state audit. The final version ommitted defenses of Medicaid spending. 

As of July 1, 2013 several State agencies, including the Departments of Administration, Health & Human Services, and Environment and Natural Resources adopted new public records policies that tax public records requesters with “special service charges.”

From The Wilson Times (8/30/13): Wilson County’s interim health director said he’ll consider revising policies for public records requests that may violate state law.

From WCNC.com (8/19/13): Four former reporters who sued over closed door meetings between the Charlotte City Council and Carolina Panthers Owner Jerry Richardson have now filed an ethics complaint saying the meetings violated North Carolina Open Records laws.

The North Carolina Open Government Coalition will hold its fall board meeting from 12-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in McEwen 213.