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NC education commission spent 2 hours out of public view

A state commission appointed by Gov. Josh Stein and Republican legislative leaders spent nearly two hours of its July 27 meeting in Zoom breakout rooms that were left off its public livestream. The director of a statewide open-government group says the format likely violated North Carolina's Open Meetings Law.

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UNC seeks partial dismissal of former provost’s open meetings lawsuit

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is asking a judge to dismiss three of four claims in a former provost’s lawsuit against the university. Chris Clemens accuses university leaders of misusing the Signal messaging app to evade state public records and open meetings requirements.

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UNC opposes former provost’s ‘unwarranted’ requests in open meetings lawsuit

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill spelled out its objections Monday to a former provost’s latest request in an open meetings lawsuit against the university. The case is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday afternoon in Hillsborough.

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Former provost’s critic faces subpoena in UNC meetings, records dispute

A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor faces a subpoena in an open meetings and public records lawsuit filed by former university provost Chris Clemens. The subpoena arrived Thursday after a newspaper report about the suit included the professor’s criticism of Clemens.

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Boliek cites lack of transparency with Charlotte’s settlement with CMPD chief

NC State Auditor Dave Boliek released his office’s special report on the $305,000 settlement agreement between the City of Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Chief of Police Johnny Jennings, which was initially kept from the public.

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