Open records law needs changes

April 2, 2009

[edit] Open records law needs changes

"Indiana citizens have no legal right to know with whom state employees meet.

The state public access counselor issued an informal opinion to the Post-Tribune last week, reaffirming that state law.

The newspaper had sought the meeting schedules of employees of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management."

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