Indiana’s Transparency Shield Crumbles | Indianapolis News

Indiana’s public access counselor, now under Governor Braun’s appointee Jennifer Ruby, is turning transparency into a bureaucratic nightmare. Once a champion of citizen access, the office now sides with the government in two-thirds of cases, routinely missing deadlines and citing miscommunication to stall requests. A recent law change stripped the counselor of interpretive authority, locking them to plain text and court rulings — and now, the role serves at the governor’s whim. Journalists and residents are left waiting months for rulings that often come too late to matter, turning accountability into a frustrating, delayed process. For Hoosiers, the once-promised gateway to government openness has become a gatekeeper of secrecy — and the frustration is mounting. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/69642bbc45b4471b