Colin Donohue

From Public News Service (7/10/12): The State Supreme Court today will hear arguments to unseal research commissioned by two state lawmakers regarding North Carolina's redistricting issue. Several groups, including the North Carolina Public Broadcasting Association and the state Press Association, are supporting the request to make the information accessible to both sides, which would cost $200,000 in public funding.

Communications associate professor George Padgett and assistant professors Naeemah Clark and Julie Lellis presented at the Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations Conference June 11-13 in Vancouver.

From the Southern Pines Pilot (6/28/12): In North Carolina and other states, we have what is known as the "open meetings" law. This law is in place to keep the people informed of their business, and the honesty and integrity of their elected officials.

From the Raleigh News and Observer (6/27/12): Gov. Bev Perdue is being asked by media organizations to veto a bill that would restrict public access to information about businesses that put their employees at financial risk by not purchasing legally required workers' compensation insurance.