NC Open Government

From The Pendulum (3/8/13): The North Carolina Supreme Court voted 3-3 today on a North Carolina Court of Appeals ruling that North Carolina Public Records Law is not applicable to state-commissioned police departments of private universities within the state. The tied vote leaves the appellate court ruling undisturbed.

From WRAL.com (3/8/13): A 2011 court ruling that exempts North Carolina’s private universities from public records law will stand, following a split decision Friday by the state’s highest court.

From WECT6 (3/8/13): The North Carolina Supreme Court is leaving unresolved a public records case, specifically whether private police records should be as transparent as those from municipal law enforcement agencies.

The Sunshine Center of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition released a mobile application that provides citizens of the state information about public records and open meetings wherever they are. The app was made available at the start of the state’s Sunshine Day workshop March 11 at N.C. State University.

Please join us for Sunshine Day from noon to 4 p.m. Monday, March 11, 2013 at the McKimmon Center on the NC State University campus (located at 1101 Gorman St., Raleigh, N.C.).

From the Charlotte Observer (3/3/13): North Carolina law says any government record must be made available to anyone who asks for it, unless it's listed as an exception by statute.

From the Charlotte Observer (3/3/13): As North Carolina legislators move to close public access to firearm permits, some sheriffs are already refusing to hand over the records.

From the Burlington Times-News (3/1/13): A group of Republican lawmakers wants governments across North Carolina to get serious about transparency. They have filed a bill that, if passed, will make if a crime to be secretive about the public’s business.

From SPLC.org (2/26/13): After a former college journalist's open records battle reached North Carolina's highest court earlier this month, some private universities have asked state legislators to pass legislation before the court rules.

From the Wilson Times (2/26/13): Town officials will charge residents up to $26 an hour to make copies of public records under a new policy that an attorney says might violate state law.