NC Open Government

From the New York Times (1/22/09): President Obama moved swiftly on Wednesday to impose new rules on government transparency and ethics, using his first full day in office to freeze the salaries of his senior aides, mandate new limits on lobbyists and demand that the government disclose more information.

From the State Journal-Register (Springfield, Ill.) (1/18/09): The capital of North Carolina is nearly 900 miles from Springfield, and that’s how far Gov. Rod Blagojevich has gone to keep clemency petitions secret.

From the Raleigh News and Observer (1/9/09): State Rep. Linda Coleman will join Gov.-elect Bev Perdue's administration as director of the Office of State Personnel, Perdue's staff announced Thursday.

Bev Perdue, North Carolina's first female governor, was sworn into office Monday, Jan. 11, and in her inauguration speech she stressed the importance of open government.

From WCNC.com (1/12/09): Gov. Beverly Perdue followed through on pledges in her first weekday in office Monday by signing executive orders she said will reduce the power of political influence on road-building and fundraising for future gubernatorial campaigns.

From the Winston-Salem Journal (1/12/08): North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue says her office is reviewing an executive order filed by predecessor Mike Easley that attempts to clarify policy about state e-mails.

From the Raleigh News and Observer (1/7/09): Jim Tatum, attorney for the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority, says there’s a good reason the airport board is meeting behind closed doors today.

From the Greensboro News and Record (1/2/09): The city could soon have a new, more user friendly way of issuing public documents.

From Hendersonville Times-News (12/31/08): As plainly worded and strongly supported as they are, North Carolina’s open government laws are too often ignored, skirted and flouted by local and state government.

From (N.Y.) LoHud.com (12/29/08): By all accounts, 2008 was a banner year for advocates of expanding access to public records and meetings.