Tag: open government

Relaunched Open Meetings Commission finds violations in five of six cases

Civics November 21, 2024

By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight The Lincoln County Commission violated South Dakota’s open-meetings laws when three commissioners attended a November 2023 open house for a...

Open Meetings Short Course Would Be Good Government

Opinion October 3, 2024

By David Bordewyk The theme for this year’s National Newspaper Week is “Telling Our Stories” – a reminder about the role of newspapers in...

Open government is key to honest government

Articles March 17, 2021

By Ken Paulson When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.” That’s human nature, particularly for officials in the public eye...