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Ind. Gov't. - Editorial supports teeth for Open Records Law
From an editorial today in the Evansville Courier & Press:Indiana state Sen. Beverly Gard, a Republican from Greenfield who has long championed the cause of open government, will try again this year to put teeth in the state's public access...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 16, 2009 09:55 AM
Environment - Even more on: Communities seek to regulate outdoor wood-fired boilers
Adding to the ILB's now very long list of stories about the regulation of wood-fired boilers is this brief report from the Michigan City News-Dispatch: LaPORTE - A moratorium was placed on installation of new outdoor wood-fired boilers by LaPorte...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 6, 2007 08:50 AM
Ind. Gov't. - New serial meetings law is good, but just a start
That is the opinion of an editorial today about SEA 103 in the Evansville Courier & Press that concludes:Credit goes to Sen. Beverley Gard, R-Greenwood, and Rep. Russ Stilwell, D-Boonville, for taking the leadership to get this legislation passed. That...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 2, 2007 08:35 AM
Ind. Law - Status of fireworks, serial meeting, and CAFO bills
Fireworks. Angela Mapes of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette writes today in a story that begins:Local governments can regulate the use of fireworks 352 days a year under a bill that passed Saturday after weeks of tweaking by state lawmakers....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 29, 2007 09:39 AM
Ind. Gov't. - "Open Government: Measures to ban serial meetings pass both houses"
The Evansville Courier & Press has an editorial today on the proposals to end serial meetings:The bill to ban government boards from holding stealth serial meetings is one of the most important confronting the Indiana Legislature this session. It may...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 5, 2007 08:40 AM
Ind. Law - Yet more on: Communities seek to regulate outdoor wood-fired boilers
The ILB has had a slew of entries on the topic of regulating outdoor wood-fired boilers/furnaces. First there was outrage from a southern Indiana legislator when the Dept. of Environmental Management (IDEM) published a First Notice asking for public comments...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 2, 2007 08:23 AM
Ind. Gov't - Serial meeting bill passes House, but with questions
Niki Kelly writes today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to outlaw the practice of public officials using “serial meetings” to take official public action behind closed doors. The 89-7 vote in support...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 26, 2007 09:48 AM
Ind. Gov't. - "Bill to ban serial meetings passes House committee"
From an Evansville Courier & Press editorial yesterday:The push to make it illegal for government boards to hold secret "serial" meetings received a significant boost this week with the endorsement of an Indiana House committee. The bill sponsored by state...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 20, 2007 10:32 AM
Ind. Gov't. - Bill prohibiting serial meetings introduced in House this year
In the past two sessions, Senator Beverly Gard has introduced and had passed by the Senate a bill prohibiting serial meetings, only to see it die without even a committee hearing in the House. (See long list of ILB entries...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 20, 2006 07:24 AM
Ind. Gov't. - Allen County commissioners ban continuous meetings
Benjamin Lanka reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:For the first time in decades, the Allen County commissioners will not be “continuously” meeting, a practice that was criticized by the state’s public access counselor. John McGauley, spokesman for the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 16, 2006 09:13 AM
Ind. Law - Part II of: Should the General Assembly make the law available to the citizens of the State?
[Note: Access Part I here.] Making the Online Versions the "Official Versions" is a Very Bad Idea I have been told that the LSA plans to make the online versions of the Indiana Register, Indiana Administrative Code, and the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 14, 2006 03:31 PM
Ind. Law - Another editorial against serial meetings; General Assembly blamed
Adding its voice to that of the Evansville Courier& Press (see this ILB entry from Saturday), the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette today writes:It’s not surprising that the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Indiana University Board of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 6, 2006 07:47 AM
Ind. Decisions - Editorial decries yesterday's "serial meetings" decision, blaming General Assembly
In its "Cheers, Jeers and Tears" column today, the Evansville Courier& Press takes note of yesterday's Court of Appeals ruling in the Bob Knight open door decision (see ILB summary here, 2nd case), writing:The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 3, 2006 08:07 AM
Ind. Gov't. - Evansville Courier & Press opines on Sunshine Week
The Evansville Courier& Press (whose website has become increasingly frustrating to use) has an editorial today titled "Sunshine Week." Some quotes:On balance, Indiana has done itself proud in striving to keep government open and accessible in the aftermath of the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 15, 2006 08:41 AM
Ind. Gov't. - Two editorials take General Assembly to task
Both the Evansville Courier& Press and the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette have editorials that strongly take members of this year's General Assembly to task. The Courier& Press writes:Legislation that would have banned public boards in Indiana from holding secret serial...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 23, 2006 07:41 AM
Ind. Gov't. - Serial meeting bill most likely dead
On Saturday the ILB had an entry titled "Serial meeting bill in danger again." Today, Jennifer Whitson reports in the Evansville Courier& Press:A bill to stop public bodies from getting around open meeting requirement by holding serial meetings appears to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 22, 2006 09:32 AM
Ind. Gov't. - Serial meeting bill in danger again
As last reported in this Feb. 2nd ILB entry, Senator Bev Gard's bill last year to ban serial meetings received much editorial praise. But it failed. This year's effort, SB 89, has passed the Senate, 48-2, but has not yet...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 18, 2006 12:20 PM
Ind. Gov't. - Legislature again has the opportunity to ban serial meetings
As indicated in this ILB entry from Jan. 2nd, Senator Bev Gard's bill last year to ban serial meetings received much editorial praise. But it failed. This year's effort, SB 89, has passed the Senate, 48-2. It has not yet...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 2, 2006 11:41 AM
Ind. Gov't. - Legislature will again be asked to ban serial meetings
The Evansville Courier& Press has an editorial today endorsing Sen. Bev Gard's reintroduction of her failed proposal from last session:Advocates for truly open government in Indiana will try again during the upcoming legislative session to ban "serial meetings" by government...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 2, 2006 07:14 AM
Ind. Gov't. - Open Door experts question whether officials retreating from law
"Open Door experts question whether officials retreating from law" is the headline to a story in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette today. Some quotes:Retreats are treated like any other public meeting under the Indiana Open Door Law. Publicly funded boards,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 17, 2005 05:19 PM
Ind. Gov't. - Bill targets Open Door loopholes
Deanna Wrenn of the AP has a story in the South Bend Tribune today on Senator Beverly Gard's SB 310, last mentioned in this Feb. 2nd ILB entry. Some quotes:A state lawmaker trying to plug holes in Indiana laws favoring...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 14, 2005 10:09 AM
Ind. Law - Editorials laud Senator Gard's open meetings bill
This Evansville Courier& Press editorial from Monday, and this Muncie Star-Press editorial today strongly support Senator Bev Gard's SB 310. Says the StarPress:Indiana residents who prefer their government be more open and accessible should be happy with a Senate bill...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 2, 2005 06:42 AM
Indiana Law - Marion County crime lab inquiry results are nearly complete
The Marion County crime lab is the subject of a long story today in the Indianapolis Star headlined "Lab inquiry results are nearly complete: Investigators expect findings soon as employees remain optimistic about their jobs and facility's future." Some quotes:...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 28, 2004 05:15 PM
Law - Another DNA Dragnet in the News
This story today in the Washington Post, date-lined Charlottesville, reports:Johnson is among 197 black men in the Charlottesville area who have been asked to provide genetic samples in recent months as part of a police hunt for a serial rapist,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 14, 2004 09:05 AM