The Michigan State Police demanded $6.8 million to process a Freedom of Information Act request from my organization in 2009.

Beyond detecting financial waste and fraud, journalists and vigilant citizens are using these laws to retrieve videos related ...

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Transparency is not a partisan value or a political slogan. It is a foundational principle of our republic. Public ...

Paul Wolf, president emeritus of the New York State Coalition on Open Government, recently offered the organization’s annual “Naughty and Nice List” on government transparency The New York State ...

State law dictates certain time constraints that the government has to adhere to in responding to requests, Byrum explained.

Sunshine Week began in Florida more than two decades ago as a local effort to educate the public about open government and ...

Oregonians are increasingly losing faith in their government and institutions. All too often, it feels like actions are taken without any notice or public input. A bill racing ahead in the current ...

Colorado lawmakers did the right thing for government transparency last week. First in a vote of 43-19, representatives in ...

Even as more people learn about their rights to government records, public officials seem more determined to control the flow ...

The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association and its members fully support legislation that restores limits on exceptions to the 24 ...