Archive for July 5, 2009

From the Raleigh News and Observer (7/4/09): We weren't too surprised to hear that a recent study rated Apex as one of the state's least transparent municipalities. Transparent, as in open government, access to public records, all that jazz.

From the Fayetteville Observer (7/3/09): Maybe they forgot their sunscreen. Or perhaps it's a fear of overexposure. Whatever the reason, lobbyists for city and county governments flocked to the General Assembly last week to argue against a proposal to create an "Open Government Unit" in the state Department of Justice.