Jobs group will show records; officials want to see how county funds were spent
August 16, 2008: Leaders of Rowan Jobs Initiative have reversed course and decided to provide county officials with records covering the four years the nonprofit organization has existed.
Earlier this month, top officials of Rowan Jobs refused to provide copies of minutes and other records. Instead, they offered to meet with commissioners one at a time and allow them to review some records. Read the full article here.
Sunshine deficit on Oak Island
August 8, 2008: Oak Island residents must be doubting the caliber of their town's leadership. They certainly have good reason. Four police department employees have resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment and sexual discrimination, while a builder says he was forced to sue the town for public documents about his own project.
Just what is going on? Read the full editorial here.
N&O lawyers press attorney general on court records
August 8, 2008: Lawyers for The News & Observer have asked state Attorney General Roy Cooper to abide by state law and order his staff to make dozens of court documents that were sealed Tuesday available for a reporter's inspection.
Hugh Stevens and Amanda Martin, lawyers for The N&O, reminded Cooper of the statute that he helped draft when he served as a member of the state General Assembly. Stevens and Martin wrote to Cooper that his staff violated the law by asking for a seal. Read the full article here.
DWI cases sought by N&O sealed
August 7, 2008: Less than 24 hours after a News & Observer reporter asked to review dozens of DWI cases being held in a safe in the Johnston County Courthouse, a judge heeded a request from the state Attorney General's Office to seal the records. Read the full article here.
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