Comments on Advance Indiana™: Bill Ending Access To Public Records Through Exorbitant Fees Reappears On Closing Day Of Session

Governor Pence vetoed this bill on Friday May 8th....

2015-05-09T05:16:32.046-05:00

Governor Pence vetoed this bill on Friday May 8th. Pence tweeted "the cost of public records searches should never be a barrier to the public's right to know."

Niezg-dski used to be Pat Bauer's driver on Pa...

2015-04-29T17:36:40.414-05:00

Niezg-dski used to be Pat Bauer's
driver on Pat Bauer's trips between
South Bend and Indpls, when Bauer
actually lived in South Bend. He's far from being the sharpest tool
in the shed.

This does sound like a fairly egregious law. Why ...

2015-04-29T16:57:33.460-05:00

This does sound like a fairly egregious law. Why have I not heard about it on the news?

Gary, I moved from Oregon which is long-time one p...

2015-04-29T13:12:02.878-05:00

Gary, I moved from Oregon which is long-time one party corrupt, D edition rather than R like here. They both seem equally slimy to me, though I think our overall taxation is at least lower here. Are you specifically saying the legislature rather than both exec and leg is the dirtiest because Oregon has had a child molester and green fraudster in governor's office with no chance of a Republican ever winning a la the crooked Bayh here.

Times have changed. Once upon a time, the Hoosier ...

2015-04-29T12:12:56.373-05:00

Times have changed. Once upon a time, the Hoosier State Press Association would have had every newspaper in the state stirred up about this legislation. Today, their lobbyist is talking up the legislation. Very sad.

Pence, I'm really good at this. If you want ...

2015-04-29T12:05:36.292-05:00

Pence,

I'm really good at this.

If you want to reclaim a little of your mojo, veto this with extreme prejudice, and talk about how Indiana government is always open to the people.

Also, fire your Public Access Counselor.

The word "lawmakers" is not the term I w...

2015-04-29T11:53:43.338-05:00

The word "lawmakers" is not the term I would use for the nine miserable politicians who put their names to what amounts to an act against the people's right to know. The nine anti-transparency in government legislators you list know damn well fees like this are a hindrance to the people. If we have so darn much money to simply give to Ersal Ozdemir for his Taj Mahals, there should be NO fees for public records... a bit of a straw man argument but you get the drift.

But, hell, from what I've seen and read of our Country's worst legislature where most of them are outright owned by shady contractors and corporatists and are little more than whores for what are euphemistically called "campaign donations" or attorney billings (hello Brian and Murray!!)... they probably DO want to keep the lid on as tight as they can. Maybe that's why those nine support keeping we the people in the dark.

This surcharge on top of taxes is something other ...

2015-04-29T11:47:18.674-05:00

This surcharge on top of taxes is something other than public service- it's unConstitutional corruption!