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.
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