From the Daily Reflector (11/17/2009): A proposal to keep deliberations and voting for Pitt County Board of Education panel hearings confidential has stirred up some debate among board members.

• School board ponders confidentiality policy

From the Beaufort Observer (11/6/09): A case handed down Tuesday (11-3-09) illustrates yet another loophole in North Carolina's public records law that needs attention by the legislature.

• Court case shows need for more effective public records law

From the Raleigh News and Observer (11/4/09): The N.C. Board of Funeral Service didn't keep minutes of its closed sessions as required by state law, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Auditor's Office.

• Funeral board failed to keep minutes

From the Raleigh News and Observer (11/4/09): In a split decision issued Tuesday, the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court acted appropriately in dismissing a lawsuit filed against former State Treasurer Richard Moore.

• Court sides with Moore

From the Raleigh News and Observer (11/2/09): The Golden LEAF Foundation has failed to effectively oversee the more than $300 million in economic development grants it has made since it was formed a decade ago, according to the state auditor's office.

• Golden LEAF's oversight criticized

From the Wilmington Star-News (10/29/09): The New Hanover County Alcohol Beverage Control board is refusing to provide the StarNews with the salaries of its employees, citing privacy concerns.

• New Hanover ABC board won’t reveal workers’ pay; other counties do

From arstechnia.com (10/29/09): The Arizona state Supreme Court has ruled that the metadata attached to public records is itself public, and cannot be withheld in response to a public records request. Such a ruling on file metadata may not seem like a huge win for open government advocates, but it definitely is, given that metadata has unmasked more than one lobbyist's effort to influence Congress.

• Lobbyists beware: judge rules metadata is public record

From the Raleigh News and Observer (10/23/09): A political tip: If you're going to send something to the governor's office, you'd better know what's in it.

• GOP leader's stunt plays into Perdue's hands