The act, S.B. 355, filed March 25, would open more records of state and local employees to the public so not only could you see if and when a police officer, teacher or state Department of Revenue auditor was disciplined, demoted or fired, but why. “It’s a good first step in increasing trust in government,” said state Sen. Joyce Kraweic, the bill’s primary sponsor. Support local journalism, become a Times-News subscriber The North Carolina Press Association, which actively supports the bill, calls this a “big step” that will “open the door slightly.” Current state law makes the written notice including the “specific acts or omissions” for which an employee was fired available. But S.B. 355 would open up the reasons for every “promotion, demotion, dismissal, transfer, suspension, separation, or other change in position classification” making them subject to open records law.