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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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• Missing evidence, concealed report

  

  NEWS

  David Forbes | 05/21/2012

  The Asheville Police Department will hire a new evidence-room manager, but an audit of absent items remains under wraps despite a mounting media push for disclosure.

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• APD Chief stays mum on evidence room details, looking for new manager

  

  NEWS

  David Forbes | 05/11/2012

  Speaking with media this morning, Asheville Police Department Chief William Anderson wouldn't answer questions about the extent of missing, guns, drugs, and money from the APD evidence room, or when the public will see the unrevealed audit. The APD is looking for a new, civilian evidence room manager, something Anderson believes will hasten "the healing process." Photo by Max Cooper.

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• State office denies request for APD evidence audit, more local media join push for release

  NEWS

  David Forbes | 04/27/2012

  The state administrative office of the courts has denied a records request from local media for the audit of the Asheville Police Department evidence room, but a NC Press Association attorney maintains the audit should be public record. Meanwhile, more media have joined a push to release the audit.

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• Asheville's local media call for DA to release evidence room audit

  NEWS

  David Forbes | 04/24/2012

  Today, an array of local media has united in a call for District Attorney Ron Moore to release the audit of missing guns, drugs and money from the Asheville Police Department evidence room. A joint statement declares that Moore's actions in ignoring open records requests for months "are not in compliance with either state law or the practices of transparent government."

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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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• Is Asheville's government transparent?

  STAFF BLOGS

  David Forbes | 03/16/2012

  Readers, we'd like to know your experience with local government transparency, especially with regards to open records.

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• City staffer received no complaints about newspaper boxes during past year *UPDATED*

  

  David Forbes | 02/08/2012

  According to the results of an open records request from Xpress, Marsha Stickford, the city of Asheville's neighborhood coordinator, only received one email about the state of newspaper boxes during the past year, and that wasn't a complaint. At a Feb. 2 meeting with newspaper publishers discussing possible restrictions on the boxes, Stickford claimed that she received numerous complaints, but couldn't produce them because she deleted the emails. (photo by Bill Rhodes)

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