Editorial
Officials continue to dodge open-record obligations
The premise of open government is simple: You have a right to know what your elected leaders are doing.
It unfortunately took a court fight and subsequent judge s order in a recent case against former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill to drive the point home.
Hill left office in January after four turbulent years as the state s top law enforcement official. He had been tangling since 2019 with the Indianapolis Star over emails.
At issue was a PowerPoint budget presentation sought by a reporter that had been sent to the personal email addresses of Hill and then-Chief Deputy Aaron Negangard. The presentation was turned over to investigative journalist Ryan Martin, but the attorney general s office redacted the personal email addresses.
Ex-Attorney General Curtis Hill broke Indiana public records law, judge rules
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A Marion County judge has ruled that the personal email addresses of public officials count as public records, bringing an end to a lawsuit by IndyStar that successfully argued Indiana s former attorney general Curtis Hill broke the state s public records law.
IndyStar investigative journalist Ryan Martin requested records on employee turnover from the attorney general s office in July 2018. One of the records that fit the request was a PowerPoint presentation on the office s budget that was sent to the personal email addresses of Hill and then-Chief Deputy Aaron Negangard.
Before sending the record to Martin, Hill s office redacted the personal email addresses it contained. His office acknowledged to Martin that the addresses weren t exempt from public records law, saying that we would provide the information to you if you request it.
Ex-Attorney General Curtis Hill broke Indiana public records law, judge rules Johnny Magdaleno, Indianapolis Star
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A Marion County judge has ruled that the personal email addresses of public officials count as public records, bringing an end to a lawsuit by IndyStar that successfully argued Indiana s former attorney general Curtis Hill broke the state s public records law.
IndyStar investigative journalist Ryan Martin requested records on employee turnover from the attorney general s office in July 2018. One of the records that fit the request was a PowerPoint presentation on the office s budget that was sent to the personal email addresses of Hill and then-Chief Deputy Aaron Negangard.
December 17, 2020
(BEDFORD) – An Orleans woman was sentenced to prison on a felony charge of battery resulting in bodily injury to a jail officer.
Lawrence County Superior Court I Judge John Plummer sentenced Dara Hagemier to three years in the Department of Corrections. He then suspended one year which will be served on supervised probation when she is released
Dana Hagemier
Hagemier pleaded guilty to the charge in a negotiated plea deal on November 24, 2020. A habitual offender charge was dropped.
On the evening of March 5, 2020, 43-year-old Hagemier, was booked into jail on charges of public intoxication and residential entry. During the booking process, she struck a jail officer.
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