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Grand Jury Investigation

A Times-Union report in June documented dozens of meetings about public business held without public notice or written minutes and several meetings in private places, a violation of the city's ethics code. It also uncovered a deeply flawed system of notifying the public of meetings. The grand jury is now investigating the notification and documentation.

Blog by Beth Kormanik

Thursday, October 18, 2007

If you've been here, you know what I mean

First plug for a new courthouse: I arrived early, just before 8:45, to make sure I found a spot in the parking lot. Last month when I covered the grand jury meeting, I ended up in the Landing and walked over. Not bad, but not fun if it's raining. The courthouse lot fills up amazingly quickly, but I found one of the few remaining spots. A good start. But then I was greeted with a security line that snaked out the door.

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