Editorial
Officials continue to dodge open-record obligations
The premise of open government is simple: You have a right to know what your elected leaders are doing.
It unfortunately took a court fight and subsequent judge's order in a recent case against former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill to drive the point home.
Hill left office in January after four turbulent years as the state's top law enforcement official. He had been tangling since 2019 with the Indianapolis Star over emails.
At issue was a PowerPoint budget presentation sought by a reporter that had been sent to the personal email addresses of Hill and then-Chief Deputy Aaron Negangard. The presentation was turned over to investigative journalist Ryan Martin, but the attorney general's office redacted the personal email addresses.