/tags/public-records public records en-US Copyright Thu, 15 May 2025 23:45:19 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-15/one-year-later-records-reveal-ohio-state-university-response-to-pro-palestinian-protest-bomb-threat A records request fulfilled by Ohio State University one year after pro-Palestinian protests on campus reveals more about OSU's response. OSU police arrested dozens of peaceful protestors on April 25, 2024. Thu, 15 May 2025 23:45:19 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-15/one-year-later-records-reveal-ohio-state-university-response-to-pro-palestinian-protest-bomb-threat George Shillcock /politics-government/2025-02-10/columbus-police-officer-investigated-for-downloading-body-cam-footage-for-youtube-channel Officer Spencer Badger runs the Columbus Police Body Camera YouTube Channel. Badger was placed on leave and questioned for downloading body cam footage from the city's system without making a public records request. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:36:23 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-10/columbus-police-officer-investigated-for-downloading-body-cam-footage-for-youtube-channel George Shillcock /politics-government/2025-01-16/ohio-families-and-victims-of-police-misconduct-sound-alarm-on-higher-fees-for-body-cam-footage The family members of people shot and killed by police in Ohio say lawmakers allowing police to charge up to $750 for body camera footage is a step backward for police transparency. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:04:42 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-16/ohio-families-and-victims-of-police-misconduct-sound-alarm-on-higher-fees-for-body-cam-footage George Shillcock /politics-government/2025-01-16/chris-pan-wanted-2024-ohio-state-commencement-speech-to-include-fireworks-and-mention-gaza-war Emails obtained by WOSU show previous drafts of Chris Pan's unorthodox Spring 2024 commencement speech. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:33:11 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-16/chris-pan-wanted-2024-ohio-state-commencement-speech-to-include-fireworks-and-mention-gaza-war George Shillcock /2024-05-09/the-ohio-supreme-court-cases-that-could-have-big-impacts-on-public-records-law Marsy's Law, a sort-of victims' bill of rights, is at the core of two cases over whether cities have to disclose police officers' identities. Thu, 09 May 2024 12:02:50 GMT /2024-05-09/the-ohio-supreme-court-cases-that-could-have-big-impacts-on-public-records-law Matthew Richmond, Ideastream Public Media /2024-04-18/ohio-supreme-court-rules-state-death-database-with-names-and-addresses-isnt-a-public-record The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 5-2 on a lawsuit from a now-retired journalist who filed requests for that data while tracking COVID in 2020 and 2021. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:29:10 GMT /2024-04-18/ohio-supreme-court-rules-state-death-database-with-names-and-addresses-isnt-a-public-record Karen Kasler /news/2021-07-28/in-ohio-videos-are-public-records-but-police-refuse-to-release-anyway Over the past few years, police departments across the country have grappled with what to do when a video in their possession captures the use of deadly force by a police officer. Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:26:14 GMT /news/2021-07-28/in-ohio-videos-are-public-records-but-police-refuse-to-release-anyway Matthew Richmond /news/2020-12-02/watchdog-group-sues-ohio-attorney-general-for-records-on-republican-groups Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has often spoken about the need for state agencies and office holders to follow the state's "Public Records Act," but now… Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:17:08 GMT /news/2020-12-02/watchdog-group-sues-ohio-attorney-general-for-records-on-republican-groups Jo Ingles /news-partners/2020-02-24/off-the-record-trump-administration-criticized-for-how-it-keeps-documents Activists say the White House has failed to keep notes of the president's meetings with foreign leaders, and that immigration records could be destroyed. Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-02-24/off-the-record-trump-administration-criticized-for-how-it-keeps-documents Brian Naylor /statehouse-news-stories/2019-11-21/ohio-auditor-creates-public-records-rating-system-for-local-governments The official elected as the state’s accountability watchdog is creating a new program to encourage better open records policies among local governments,... Thu, 21 Nov 2019 21:09:37 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2019-11-21/ohio-auditor-creates-public-records-rating-system-for-local-governments Andy Chow