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City of Asheville budget app now available

BLOGWIRE

David Forbes | 8 days ago

The Asheville Code for America Brigade has released an app exploring Asheville's annual budget.

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Asheville starts open-data nominations

NEWS

David Forbes | 11/19/2012

Does the city of Asheville have some information you'd like to see made available to the public? Let them know, as they're now taking nominations on the city's open-data catalog.

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Affidavit filed as evidence room lawsuit nears its day in court

NEWS

David Forbes | 08/30/2012

Lawyers representing a coalition of local media (including Xpress) have filed an affidavit to bolster the case for the release of an audit of the Asheville Police Department evidence room. The lawsuit goes before a judge Sept. 4.

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Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy talks about evidence room issues

NEWS

David Forbes | 08/19/2012

In this interview with Xpress Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy talks about the state of the Asheville Police Department evidence room situation, oversight issues, and if the city will be able to hire the number of staff recommended to keep the same problems from re-emerging. Photo by Max Cooper.

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N.C. court weighs request for all GOP documents on redistricting actions

BLOGWIRE

Margaret Williams | 07/10/2012

WLOS reported that the North Carolina Supreme Court is weighing a request that GOP legislators turn over all documents pertaining to the recent redistricting in the state. And the N.C. News Service adds, "... the North Carolina Public Broadcasting Association and the state Press Association, are supporting the request to make the information accessible to both sides."

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The evidence room audit lawsuit

XPRESSFILES

David Forbes | 06/25/2012

The full legal complaint from a coalition of local media calling for the release of the audit of guns, drugs and money missing from the Asheville Police Department evidence room.

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Local media sue DA, city of Asheville over evidence room records

NEWS

David Forbes | 06/25/2012

Xpress and four other local media outlets are suing District Attorney Ron Moore and the city of Asheville, seeking to make public the audit of guns, drugs, and money missing from the Asheville Police Department evidence room.

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Two months later, District Attorney still won't release evidence room records

NEWS

David Forbes | 03/27/2012

More than two months ago, Xpress requested a copy of the audit of the Asheville Police Department's evidence room from District Attorney Ron Moore. We have received no reply. According to attorneys from the North Carolina Press Association, the audit should be public record, and Moore's behavior violates the state's open records law.

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Emails shine light on city's reaction to Occupy Asheville

David Forbes | 12/02/2011

Xpress has obtained 270 emails from city of Asheville staff concerning Occupy Asheville. The emails reveal law enforcement considering their approach to (and surveillance of) the protests as well as city staff and Occupy representatives debating freedom of assembly, among other things. These emails are available to the public in a searchable database. photo by Bill Rhodes

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AC-T: Buncombe included in legal ad opt-out

Jake Frankel | 12 days ago

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N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources makes public documents more accessible

Jake Frankel | 03/04/2013

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NC Press Association protests private swearing-in for Gov.-elect McCrory

Margaret Williams | 01/01/2013

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Three days left to register for Open Data Day

David Forbes | 10/09/2012

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Official announcement of evidence room audit lawsuit

David Forbes | 06/25/2012

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WLOS denied access to evidence room inventory by state court officials

Bill Rhodes | 04/24/2012

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