According to a report from the Public Sector Network, in a 2024 survey, there are approximately 15% of Americans who believe the government was transparent to the public. The Sunshine Law helps people ...

Washington court rules automated license plate reader images are public records, even when stored by vendors like Flock ...

A recent Ohio Supreme Court case stemming out of Montgomery County threatens to drastically limit Ohioans’ access to public records after the high court determined a public official’s private messages ...

Full, unpaywalled access to public records reporting is not only good for democracy, it can increase reader trust and bolster ...

It wouldn’t promote fairness, but it would undermine confidence in institutions, media ethics professor Jane E. Kirtley ...

After a notice posted earlier this week on the National Archives at College Park website said public access to the archives would be revoked, confusion ensued as many online speculated that the change ...

Court filings in theRobinson, 22,Recent court filings in the aggravated murder trial of Tyler James Robinson, 22, accused of ...

A St. Petersburg resident has sued the city over how it handles public records after he saidhis own request for records went ...

"You pay taxes, so you have a right to know," DiZoglio wrote in a post on X Thursday night. "Transparency, accountability, ...

The Vassalboro Sanitary District's website hadn't been updated in months, public records requests have been met with hefty ...