NC Open Government

From the Winston-Salem Journal (2/18/13): A case that started with the arrest of a 19-year-old Elon University student in 2010 for underage drinking and resisting an officer is forcing the N.C. Supreme Court to decide whether campus police at private colleges must be as transparent as their municipal law-enforcement peers.

From the Winston-Salem Journal (2/14/13): State legislators began debating Thursday whether there's a legitimate interest in the public having access to names, addresses and other identifying information of people purchasing pistols or who've obtained concealed weapons permits.

From WRAL.com (2/14/13): A state Senate panel debated legislation Thursday that would make gun permits in North Carolina confidential records, available only through a court order.

From the Wilmington Star-News (1/21/13): The results are in ... kind of.

From the Charlotte Observer (1/11/13): A Gaston County commissioner wants to put personal information contained in gun permits – now part of the public record – out of public view.

From the Gaston Gazette (1/9/13): Packing heat in North Carolina, and doing it by the law, often puts your name on a list that is part of the public record.

The North Carolina Open Government Coalition swore in new officers and members at its fall meeting.

The North Carolina Open Government Coalition invites applications for a part-time Director for the coalition and its Sunshine Center housed in the School of Communications at Elon University. The position also offers the possibility of a half-time teaching position, as described below. These two half-time positions would yield a full-time position with benefits.

From the Daily Tar Heel (11/11/12): Student journalists across the country face repeated roadblocks in their efforts to navigate some state's open records laws and uncover the facts, but few have the resources to fight in court.