NC Open Government

From the Raleigh Telegram (4/8/10): After a recent lawsuit in North Carolina where a public official successfully defended against a lawsuit from an online newspaper that had requested a copy of an e-mail that was characterized as "personal," we asked Raleigh media attorney John Bussian some questions about the topic.

From the Fayetteville Observer (3/27/10): The Fayetteville Observer's recent Sunshine Week audit revealed some inconsistency in what local governments charge for copies of public records.

From the Mount Airy News (3/27/10): The harboring of secrets can be extremely troublesome, especially when someone is being kept in the dark who shouldn’t — namely the public.

From the Raleigh Telegram (3/24/10): The editor of an online newspaper in Pamlico County called “Pamlico Today” lost a recent court case in his quest to get a copy of an email sent by the Oriental town manager.

From the Raleigh News and Observer (3/23/10): The News and Observer and WRAL offered to pay for the cost of moving today's Wake school board meeting to the Fletcher Theater at the Progress Energy Performing Arts Center so that more members of the public can attend the board's historic final vote ending the diversity policy in student assignments for North Carolina's largest school district.

From the Mount Airy News (3/20/10): After meeting behind closed doors at least an hour Thursday night, the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners voted unexpectedly to approve a contract proposal affecting the local airport — a controversial subject in recent years.

From the Raleigh News and Observer (3/19/10): Some North Carolina police departments routinely withhold incident reports that don't include criminal allegations, citing a section of state law that's intended to keep criminal investigations private.