The Triangle's best restaurants
Greg Cox gives his picks for the area's best restaurants. Get the list here.
State workers may get public records training
Members of a panel formed by Gov. Mike Easley appear headed toward approval of a plan that would require training on the public records law for most state employees and improvements to government e-mail servers that would archive messages for a number of years.
Attorney: Officials shunning e-mail
Charlotte City Attorney Mac McCarley said Thursday that public information requests for e-mail had become so burdensome that top officials had quit sending sensitive messages for fear they might become public.
Three state officials deleted e-mail, records show
Records released by the Easley administration show that until recently, several public information officers deleted most of their e-mail messages to and from top officials in the governor's press office.
When e-mail makes news
Government e-mail messages contain more than birthday greetings and announcements of meetings. Several major stories in the past few years have been confirmed by getting the e-mail through the public records law.
Easley e-mail policy backed
A respected legal scholar said Friday that the Easley administration's policy of allowing workers to delete e-mail messages when their "reference value" ends is lawful.
Easley's not alone in his e-mail troubles
Gov. Mike Easley may want to study the recent experience of Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt, who announced in January that he would not seek re-election in part because of a furor over deleted e-mail messages by his office.
N&O sues Easley over records law
The News & Observer and nine other North Carolina news organizations sued Gov. Mike Easley on Monday over his administration's deletion of e-mail, which they say violates the state's Public Records Law.
Easley detached amid sticky issues
For nearly eight years, Gov. Mike Easley's low-profile style has served him well. Now, a series of high-profile problems at agencies in his administration could overshadow his goals for his last nine months in office.
Easley pledges better public relations
Gov. Mike Easley said Wednesday that he has instructed his senior staff, his press office and other state public information officers to cooperate better with news media outlets to provide information to the public.
E-mail must be kept, media tell state panel
Representatives of North Carolina's newspapers and broadcasters Thursday told a panel appointed by Gov. Mike Easley that state law requires government officials to retain copies of all e-mail messages pertaining to public business.
Easley: Meaning of e-mail notes unclear
Gov. Mike Easley said Tuesday that he is not convinced that recently released notes jotted by state employees are clear evidence that officials in his office instructed others to destroy public records.
Pressure on for e-mail probe
Three Republican gubernatorial candidates and the director of an open government group said Monday that the SBI should look into allegations that Gov. Mike Easley's staff told state public information officers to delete e-mail messages.
Durham police wrap up internal cases
Internal investigations into the actions of three Durham police officers, including one who shot and killed a teenager, have been completed, but the public may never know whether the department thought the officers acted appropriately.
State treasurer candidates address openness
In interviews conducted for the N.C. Open Government Coalition, candidates for statewide office recently answered questions about freedom of information.
Secrecy shrouds public employee records
North Carolina's personnel law shields all but the most basic information for public workers, making it difficult to learn about employees who misbehave or who are hired through political connections.
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