NC Open Government

From The (Penn.) Daily Review (12/29/08): Pennsylvania’s new open-records law, which takes effect on Thursday, is the single greatest reform passed by the Legislature in the turbulent period since the pay raise fiasco of 2005. It has the potential to transform governance in Pennsylvania by making it much more transparent.

From the Charlotte Observer (12/23/08): Both Gov. Mike Easley and Attorney General Roy Cooper can give a heck of a speech about open records, open meetings and transparency in government. It all sounds quite promising.

From WRAL.com (12/21/08): Whether to allow public access to court records for juveniles if they are later prosecuted in the adult-court system is a growing concern.

From the Raleigh News and Observer (12/17/08): A legislative oversight committee on Tuesday blasted the state's court system for poor management of computer projects that routinely run years behind schedule.

From the Greensboro News and Record (12/13/08): Guilford County’s recently retired manager David McNeill didn’t please most commissioners, said Steve Arnold, vice chairman of the Board of Commissioners.

From the Greensboro News and Record (12/16/08): If Chairman Skip Alston and other Guilford County commissioners want to spend weeks poring over the budget, taxpayers ought to encourage them.

From the Greensboro News and Record (12/13/08): The public will be allowed to view selected portions of a controversial Greensboro police department report, a Guilford County Superior Court judge ruled this week.

From the Raleigh News and Observer (12/13/08): If you read "Losing Track," our report on North Carolina's crippled probation system, you know that the state isn't keeping up with probationers as it should.

From the Smoky Mountain News (12/10/08): It appears local government officials obeyed the Open Meetings Law when they attended a private N.C. Department of Transportation meeting about the controversial N.C. 107 connector last week.

From the Smoky Mountain News (12/10/08): The Macon County commissioners on Monday voted to start having two regularly scheduled meetings a month, rather than just one — a move that follows a Smoky Mountain News article that criticized the board’s meeting practices.