Huron school’s secret agreement goes to court
May 2, 2013 in The Daily Republic
District appeals Daily Republic’s right to see agreement that sets up payments to departed superintendent.
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Huron’s secretive school contract ordered public
March 30, 2013 in The Daily Republic
State directs district to divulge agreement that paid ex-superintendent $175K.
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MERCER: Sun shines brighter as business tax breaks to be open in SD
March 17, 2013 in The Daily Republic
As recently as the winter of 2008-2009, the Rounds administration resisted revealing the names of the business projects that received permits under South Dakota’s construction-tax refund system.
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Gov signs 3 open government bills
March 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Task force leader says legislators could eventually OK other 5 measures.
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OPINION: Media, public share watchdog roles
March 11, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Government agencies do not have to comply with record requests simply because they came from a newspaper, or any medium. We have no special right to access. Continue Reading
OUR VIEW: SD records open, but not easily accessible
March 11, 2013 in The Daily Republic
To continue toward true public access, the public documents at the Davison County Courthouse should be able to be viewed by anyone with a computer and not just at terminals provided at the courthouse.
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Townships could get open meetings exemption
February 26, 2013 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE Township boards are one step from final legislative passage of a bill that gives them a special exemption from South Dakota’s open-meetings laws, and that could come this afternoon in the state Senate.
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MERCER: Should public bodies vote via technology?
February 3, 2013 in The Daily Republic
We live in a big state with life-threatening weather possible five to six months of the year. Teleconferences make sense. Continue Reading
SD lawmakers reject plan to record closed meetings
January 31, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Opponents say action would stifle debate, disclose sensitive details.
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House hits snag on expanding open-meeting code to digital formats
January 30, 2013 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE With one member missing, the state House of Representatives fell shy by one “yes” vote Tuesday of approving a major expansion of South Dakota’s open-government laws.
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