NC Open Government

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.

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.

From the Wilmington Star-News (10/1/09): A flurry of e-mails leading up to the decision to postpone showing President Barack Obama's Sept. 8 speech to schoolchildren has raised questions about whether the Brunswick County school board uses e-mails to circumvent the state open meetings law.

The City of Greensboro and the Sunshine Center of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition have scheduled two workshops dealing with public records and open meetings for Oct. 22 at the Greensboro Historical Museum auditorium. The workshops are free and open to the public, and they will feature multimedia presentations on best practices in making and responding to requests for public records.

From the Greensboro News & Record (8/9/09): I hope everyone watched closely as Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor faced her inquisitors at the U.S. Senate during her confirmation hearings. It may be the last time you see her on TV.

From WRAL.com (10/6/09): A North Carolina appeals court has ruled a Wake County judge could temporarily block the release of search warrants and related documents in a high-profile murder investigation.

From the North Carolina A&T Register (10/6/09): Impeach- [verb] to call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice), or to charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. At least, that's what Merriam Webster would say the word means. Maybe the Senate should look into this interpretation, so they can then 'impeach' themselves.

From GraphicArtsOnline.com (10/5/09): The White House, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) andthe National Archives' Office of the Federal Register (OFR) achieved abreakthrough in making Government information available and usable bythe public.