TMJ4 pursues legal action after St. Francis superintendent blocks reporter from filming public meeting

Newspaper’s lawsuit prompts Indiana school board to adopt transparency reforms

A school board in Indiana has agreed to adopt new transparency reforms in response to an open meetings lawsuit brought last year by a weekly newspaper represented by an attorney from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.  In a settlement agreement finalized last month, the Board of Education of the Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation, a public school district outside of Indianapolis, said it would amend two policies to comply…

Concerns linger for St. Francis construction project

BRAINERD — A construction project at St. Francis of the Lakes Catholic Church is slowly inching forward, but not all city officials are on board. The Brainerd City Council gave unanimous approval on Monday, June 2, for the first reading of an ordinance that would rezone land at the school and church to make way for future expansion, though there are still steps before final approval. The item before the council Monday was a rezoning of 14 parcel…

Barred from filming at open meeting, Milwaukee TV station files complaint against St. Francis School District

A Milwaukee TV station has filed an open meetings complaint alleging a reporter and photographer were barred from filming a school board meeting.

TMJ4 pursues legal action after St. Francis superintendent blocks reporter from filming public meeting

TMJ4 is taking legal action after the St. Francis School District superintendent, Deborah Kerr, prevented TMJ4 from filming a public school board meeting Monday evening.