The students are learning that the federal government and every state have laws establishing the public’s right to request ...

Public notices alert the public to proposed government actions, such as upcoming public meetings or hearings, proposed ordinances, bidding opportunities, proposed budgets or tax hikes, zoning board ...

The public has a right to know what legislators are doing, and WA is taking steps away from protecting that access.

The annual celebration of open government known as (March 15-20) comes as the nation marks a milestone. Sixty years ago, the ...

During Sunshine week and beyond, Post and Courier journalists fight for public records and government transparency, so you ...

If all programs were included, decision-makers would have transparency and could better identify potential wasteful or duplicative spending," Dawn Locke said.

DAVE CLARK: In Michigan, transparency is a joke. Republican House Speaker Matt Hall makes a mockery of the public's right to know during Sunshine Week.

It’s Sunshine Week, a national celebration of transparency and open government, and a great moment to reflect on how essential a responsive system of public records is to holding our leaders ...

Boasting wide, bipartisan support from Michiganders, transparency in government runs on the behind-the-scenes, often invisible, work of public servants working for local municipalities. The Freedom of ...

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How much should it cost to access government information that is public? In some states, it costs nothing at all, as long as you don't ask for copies; ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exemptions to Florida's open records law now exceed high rises in Miami. DEA / V. GIANNELLA /via Getty Images Florida, the ...