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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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Accountability journalism is sometimes bigger than competition.
That’s been a central tenet of the N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network, a coalition of dozens of reporters and editors at …
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NC WATCHDOG REPORTING NETWORK
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3/31/21
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A team-building exercise among Asheville City Council members is an “official meeting” and not an “informal gathering” under the law, according to a Buncombe County …
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Kate Martin Carolina Public Press
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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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National Newspaper Association will recognize the publisher of the Alamance News, Graham, NC, with its First Amendment Award on March 18, during Sunshine Week. The award will be presented …
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Tonda Rush, National Newspaper Association
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3/2/21
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The North Carolina Press Foundation has set aside funds to support the litigation efforts of NCPA members, including pre-litigation legal assistance and litigation.
NCPA members may …
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3/1/21
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Contact: Philip Lucey, NCPA Executive Director. phil@ncpress.com
Friday, February 26, 2021NCPA Virtual Convention
(Raleigh, NC) North Carolina Press Association members were honored during the …
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2/26/21
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Citing a “substantial failure to comply” with state public records law, Judge John W. Smith sided in civil superior court Monday with a coalition of four media outlets, including …
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THOMAS SHERRILL
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2/12/21
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Forsyth County prosecutors asked a judge Friday to prevent state records on the death of Forsyth County jail inmate John Neville from being released to The News & Observer.
The …
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DANIELLE BATTAGLIA
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2/5/21
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Like a bad penny, legislation to hide public notices from the public is back in N.C. General Assembly.
House members have filed separate bills that would allow 14 counties in the Piedmont and …
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Philip M. Lucey
NC Press Association
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2/4/21
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DTH Media Corp., parent company of The Daily Tar Heel, settled its lawsuit against the UNC System over allegations of violating state Open Meetings Law on Monday.
As part of …
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Anna Pogarcic
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2/3/21
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Day 1 (Thursday) Feb 25, 2021
3:00 NCPF board meeting
Meeting will be held live via Zoom
Day 2 (Friday) Feb 26, 2021
9:00 NCPA/NCPS Board meeting
Meeting will …
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1/27/21
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The North Carolina Open Government Coalition supported and released a new project Friday that allows for a new understanding of the players that fund state campaigns in North Carolina and how federal …
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1/15/21
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WILMINGTON – On Nov. 10, 1898, the office of The Daily Record, a Black-run newspaper published by Alexander Manly, was burned to the ground by a mob of white supremacists who would go …
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1/7/21
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Report for America has become a local enterprise, as the nonprofit organization announced that Mountain Times Publications had successfully applied for a RFA reporter to join the newsgroup in June …
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12/30/20
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Somewhere out there, Randolph A. Shotwell is having a good laugh.
Or maybe he's spinning in his grave just a touch.
Shotwell, you see, founded this newspaper 150 years ago — actually, …
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John Boyle
Asheville Citizen Times
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12/26/20
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The publisher of the Alamance News was handcuffed in court Tuesday as he objected to a judge’s decision to block reporters from attending a hearing in a case that has been a focus for …
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12/8/20
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