Let’s say you’re meeting with a florist who has been running ads with the headline, “For all your floral needs.” Of course, you and I know this is an empty headline that …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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6/2/21
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It’s no secret that disciplinary records of taxpayer-funded employees are kept behind lock and key. That shroud of secrecy prevents the public from finding out why a teacher moves from school …
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NORMAN SANDERSON, BILL RABON AND JOYCE KRAWIEC
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5/27/21
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A Wilson Times editorial
Who says North Carolina’s state employees and schoolteachers are against transparency?
Lobbying efforts from the State Employees Association of North Carolina …
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The Wilson Times
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5/25/21
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With no meaningful state law giving North Carolinians the right to see disciplinary records of those they employ in state and local government jobs, how will we ever know?
How will we know …
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PAUL MAUNEY and BILL MOSS
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5/20/21
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The NC Press Association 1) corrects the misinformation in NCAE's letter about the public records laws in other states (where virtually complete public access to the entire government personnel file …
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5/10/21
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Senate Bill 355, legislation that promotes and enhances public access to the performance records of public employees, is generating significant resistance from various state organizations that have …
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Carteret County News Times Editorial
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5/7/21
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Kirk likes to work directly with his ad clients on their creative strategies. “Making a sale is just the first step in the journey,” he said. “It’s a big part of my job to …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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5/5/21
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Elizabeth City Mayor Bettie Parker declared a State of Emergency that was amended on April 27 to impose a city-wide curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. This statement is to clarify that the curfew is not …
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4/29/21
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North Carolina taxpayers will have access to the reasons why government employees are hired, fired, promoted, demoted or suspended if a bill proposed in the state Legislature and cosponsored by state …
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Amy B. McCraw,
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4/6/21
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The following are all true North Carolina stories — but we never learned the whole story, or else learned it well after the fact:
— A popular schools superintendent in Moore County …
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The Fayetteville Observer
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4/6/21
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In my advertising and training career, I’ve observed – and heard about – a lot of boss-employee encounters. Some have been good, some have been bad.
All have been …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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4/5/21
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The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) 1 and the North Carolina Press Association (NCPA)2 strongly support the Government Transparency Act of 2021 – Senate Bill 355 – …
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4/1/21
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The days of having government employees fade into oblivion without any mention of the misdeeds that led to their dismissal may soon be over in North Carolina if the newly proposed Government …
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AMELIA HARPER
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4/1/21
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Senate Bill 355 — the Government Transparency Act of 2021 — would at last allow the public to see the disciplinary files of public employees, files that have long been held in secret in …
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THE NEWS REPORTER
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3/31/21
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When it comes to offering the public access to government documents, North Carolina ranks among the most restrictive states. Its sunshine laws are better described as mostly cloudy with a chance of …
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N&O Editorial Board
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3/31/21
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A growing number of senators are signing on to a bill that would make more information available to the public on government employee performance.
Under Senate Bill 355 , a description of …
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Andrew Dunn. Carolina Journal
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3/30/21
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Last week, many newspapers wrapped up coverage of Sunshine Week, a time set aside to promote government accountability through public records and public meetings. In North Carolina, the idea of …
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Paul Mauney and Bill Moss
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3/25/21
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Across America, Sunshine Week is a time when newspaper editors celebrate the public’s right to see government records and attend government meetings.
That makes this an especially good time …
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Hendersonville Lightning
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3/16/21
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It’s Sunshine Week across America, a time when the public’s right to see government records and attend government meetings — in order to hold government officials accountable to the …
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Paul Mauney and Bill Moss
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3/12/21
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When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.”
That’s human nature, particularly for officials in the public eye who may have to run for …
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Ken Paulson
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3/8/21
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