Number	15078
Subject	State Government
Source	Courier (Evansville, Ind.)
State	None
Year	1998
Publication Date	Feb. 22-26, 1998
Summary	Seven Indiana newspapers teamed up for an investigation on the difficulty of obtaining open records in the state. In each county, the group requested five common public records: a police incident report, the sheriff's daily crime log, a death record, school board minutes and the salary of the basketball coaches at each county's largest high school. The investigation found widespread disregard of the law by government officials, especially among local sheriffs' units, to disclose documents.
Category	None
Pages	24
Keywords	Indianapolis Star and News;TheJournal Gazette;Fort Wayne;Tribune-Star;Terre Haute;Times of Northwest Indiana;Star Press;Muncie and Tribune;South Bend;County Government Adoption Police
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