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Open Letter: UNC’s Surveillance of Faculty E-mail
The N.C. Open Government Coalition explains the public records implications of universities’ requests to monitor faculty and staff e-mail and cloud storage.
N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell’s office wins Sunshine Award for government
State Treasurer Dale Folwell and his staff received the awarded a Sunshine Award for Government for their service in responding to and fulfilling public records requests.
News & Observer journalist wins Sunshine Award for coverage of budget transparency
News & Observer reporter Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan garnered a Sunshine Award for Journalism for a series of stories tracking budget negotiations among state legislators.
Duke Chronicle journalists win Frank Barrows Award for series on use of force by Duke University police
The Duke Chronicle was awarded the 2022 Frank Barrows Award for Excellence in Student Journalism for investigation into use of force by the Duke University Police Department.
News & Observer journalists win Sunshine Award for investigative reporting at UNC
News & Observer reporters Dan Kane, Kate Murphy, and Martha Quillin received a Sunshine Award for an investigative series highlighting transparency problems at UNC.
Collaborative Open Meetings: A Virtual News & Information Summit Event
In partnership with the NC Local News Workshop, we’ll presents Open Meetings Policy: A framework for citizen-powered governance to create more inclusive public meetings.
RT @NateMorabito: Props to @BoenNutting and @isschools The district just turned around a public records request in 24 MINUTES. An effort of…
Read MoreEver wondered how public records mediation (specifically fee mediation) works? Very few records seekers use the process. Citizen transparency advocate @patrickconant is pursuing mediation over a "spec...
Read MoreThe letter analyzes issues related to employee confidentiality under the personnel statutes, attorney-client privilege and attorney work product. Feel free to contact us with questions about how this ...
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