Public employees

The Reno Gazette-Journal won a court battle on Friday for access to information about public employees.

The newspaper reported it requested the names and salaries of, and overtime pay received by, public employees in area counties, cities and school districts earlier this year. While the government agencies were willing to fulfill the request, a union representing police officers sued to stop the release.

The mayor of Muncie, Ind. has clamped down on city employees who would speak to reporters, issuing a memo banning such talk without her approval.