NC Open Government

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.

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.

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.

From the North Carolina A&T Register (3/16/11): Want to find out what your local government has been up to?

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.

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.

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.

From the Greensboro News and Record (3/15/11): The N.C. Constitution spells out many rights and obligations but leaves these out:

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.

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.