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North Carolina Governor Mike Easley (D)

This page is one of 50 articles that examine how America's governors do (or don't) respond to open records requests.

See Your Governor and Open Records and Governors, e-mail and open records.

John Washburn, Sunshine Activist, encourages all bloggers to take part in the Sunshine Blogger Project and examine their state governors.

May 22, 2008: Easley panel calls for longer e-mail storage

May 20, 2008: E-vading the issue Panel would still let state workers delete e-mail records

May 16, 2008: E-mail panel proposes longer storage, better training

May 13, 2008: Easley wants public records lawsuit dismissed

May 10, 2008: Those e-mails belong to you

May 1, 2008: Tutorial pushed for preserving public records

May 1, 2008: Panel likely won't ask for email archive

April 27, 2008: Three state officials deleted e-mail, records show

April 18, 2008: Expert: Easley e-mail policy legal

April 18, 2008: State E-Mail Policy Heads to Panel

April 17, 2008: Parsing 'open' records Lawsuit challenges Easley administration e-mail policy

April 16, 2008: Records belong to the people

April 16, 2008: Easley sued for deleting e-mails on public record

April 15, 2008: N.C. media sue governor over destroyed e-mails, allege violations of public records law

April 14, 2008: Lawsuit: Easley broke law by deleting e-mail Kept citizens from information, suit alleges

April 14, 2008: Media Outlets Sue Easley Over Deleted E-Mails

April 10, 2008: Easley tells workers to cooperate Press secretary faulted for agencies' belief that deletions were ordered.

April 4, 2008: Did Governor Contradict Records Law? See the video here.

April 4, 2008: Panel debates public records

April 3, 2008: State e-mail policy up for debate

April 3, 2008: A real boondoggle Outside group should investigate Easley's e-mail policy

April 1, 2008: Pressure on for e-mail probe SBI should investigate, say three governor candidates and a lobby reform leader

March 31, 2008: Governor candidates: Easley's office failing public records law

March 30, 2008: Easley order on e-mail in review

March 28, 2008: Easley's e-mail commission off to rocky start Hand-picked chairman never uses it.

March 20, 2008: State spokeswoman fired in mental health flap speaks out on public records

March 20, 2008: Panel to review state's open records policies

March 14, 2008: Deleting the record

March 14, 2008: Defining `open' Who should decide whether a record ought to be kept?

March 13, 2008: N.C. GOP calls for records inquiry

March 13, 2008: Trashed letter was personal, Easley says N.C. Press Association says governor violated the public-records law

March 12, 2008: Easley defends handling of records Governor says he isn't violating law.

March 7, 2008: She said, they said: Who's credible?

March 5, 2008: Fired press aide: Easley office wanted e-mail killed

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