Articles tagged as: public records
February 10, 2020
Judge: Indiana Agency Violated Rules On Factory Permit
An administrative law judge ruled Indianas environmental agency broke its own public comment rules when it issued an air pollution permit for a planned $2.5 billion coal-to-diesel plant in Spencer County.
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2019
Schools Could Charge For Public Records Searches Under Bill
State lawmakers Monday advanced a bill that allows schools to charge for public record searches, as long as those searches require more than five hours of work.
Read MoreJuly 13, 2018
Indiana Democrats Question AG Hill's Use Of Taxpayer Dollars
Three legislative staffers and a state lawmaker say Attorney General Curtis Hill groped them at a party in March. Two other women corroborate those accusations. Hill denies the accusations.
Read MoreApril 24, 2017
Holcomb Vetoes Bill Creating Public Records Search Fees
Holcomb's predecessor, former governor Mike Pence, vetoed a similar bill in 2015.
Read MoreApril 11, 2017
Bill Creating Public Records Search Fee Heads To Governor
Former governor Mike Pence vetoed such a bill two years ago
Read MoreMarch 22, 2017
Committee OKs New Public Records Search Fee
Under the bill - which received unanimous support from the committee - if a public records request takes a government agency more than two hours to search for, the agency can charge up to $20 per hour.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2016
Indiana Supreme Court Rejects Rehearing In Lawmaker Emails Case
Tuesday's order denied a request by consumer advocates for a rehearing following an April ruling that lawmakers can ignore public record requests for email correspondence with lobbying groups and businesses.
Read MoreMarch 24, 2016
Pence Vetoes Private College Police Records Bill
Gov. Mike Pence Thursday vetoed a bill aimed at requiring more transparency from private university police departments. He says the legislation would have had the opposite result.
Read MoreMarch 10, 2016
Should Private University Police Hand Over Public Records?
The legislation comes after ESPN filed a lawsuit claiming Notre Dame Security Police violated public records laws.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2016
Police Body Camera Bill Gains Support After Changes
Legislation governing how police body camera videos are released to the public underwent significant changes in a Senate committee Wednesday. Now, all sides of the issue largely support the measure.
Read More