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Powered by the award-winning Documenters Network by City Bureau, Indy Documenters trains and pays Indianapolis residents to document local government meetings. Documenters attend public meetings and take notes or live tweet. These notes are edited, published and made available on indianapolis-in.documenters.org. Some of them are also summarized here on Mirror Indy.
Behind open doors: Public meeting notes by Indy Documenters
See summaries from the Indianapolis Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and Citizens’ Police Complaint Board meetings.
Library social work program requires professional evaluation
In a recent Library Board meeting, a library social worker highlighted the lack of program support, among other struggles.
Circle City Readers shows promise to students reading below benchmark
Almost 3,500 third graders failed IRead last year. This new program is helping improve student literacy rates.
‘This is a difficult time for both Muslims and Jews’
Key takeaways from “We Refuse To Be Enemies: A Conversation with Sabeeha Rehman and Walter Ruby” at the JCC Indianapolis.
Library union president calls for pay equity on recent salary raises
In a recent Indianapolis Public Library Board of Trustees meeting, the lack of pay equity surfaced in employee salary negotiations
Indy Parks seeks opinions on Tarkington Park improvements
The parks department is seeking community input for upcoming Tarkington Park improvements that will begin in the summer of 2024.
Why 9 people joined Indy Documenters
‘The first step of anything getting better is accountability.’
Everything you need to know to cover government meetings as a Documenter
How to sign up, how to take assignments and what we pay.
Indianapolis Airport committee plans to expand its public art inventory
Amid construction at the Indianapolis International Airport, a Terminal Optimization Committee member sees the benefit of public art.


