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Your Right to Know: How to jump-start your records requests

LETTER: The importance of open government

Access to public records is key.

Your Right to Know: How to solve high record costs and long delays

Christa Westerberg: How to make a Wisconsin open records request: Free tools and tips

Wisconsin’s Open Records law, by design, makes it easy to get records, to fulfill its important objective of informing the electorate. Don’t hesitate to exercise your right to use...

'For the People' means citizens and media have access to government records

The Ottawa Citizen's Letter to the Editor, Saturday, May 16

Law enforcement watchdogs get more teeth when seeking records after state court ruling

Civilian oversight bodies — including the one that oversees the L.A. County Sheriff's Department — can subpoena law enforcement agencies for whistleblower inquiries, a court ruled.

A court fight over Ascension NDAs tests Louisianas public records law

A court fight over Ascension NDAs tests Louisianas public records law

Watch: Lawsuit alleges Public Disclosure Commission broke open meetings law

(The Center Square) - A Washington resident is suing the state’s Public Disclosure Commission, arguing that the campaign finance watchdog board has not been following state law whe...

Assembly committee to hold hearing on DPI conference, public records, meetings

(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Government Operations, Accountability and Transparency will hold an informal hearing Wednesday related to open records and...

West Hills attorney sues Summit County over denied public records request - Park Record

West Hills attorney sues Summit County over denied public records request - Park Record

West Hills attorney sues Summit County over denied public records request - Park Record

West Hills attorney sues Summit County over denied public records request - Park Record

Editorial: Leave record unsealed

The Ohio Supreme Court recently stood up for personal accountability and the sanctity of public records in refusing to allow a many-times convicted defendant to have her record sea...

Louisiana May Broaden University Public Records Exemptions

Louisiana May Broaden University Public Records Exemptions kathryn.palmer… Wed, 04/01/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn...

WA SOS turns over unredacted attorney client privileged record after appeal

(The Center Square) - The Washington Secretary of State’s Office has turned over unredacted attorney client privileged emails to The Center Square after it appealed the redactions...

Ontario passes law shielding provincial ministers’ records from information requests

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario voted on Thursday to exempt records held by ministers from freedom of information (FOI) requests. The amendment is said to have violated the rig...

SADOW: Transparency Bill to Challenge Louisiana Governments

An overdue update to transparency laws working its way through the Louisiana Legislature would force sunshine onto some places that don’t really want it, with Bossier Parish exempl...

Judge orders Norwell schools to grant access to records

Norwell schools have been ordered ...

DPI adamant waterpark conference wasn't public meeting, others disagree

(The Center Square) – Jill Underly, Wisconsin’s State Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, did not attend a Wednesday morning committee meeting she was invited t...

Trustee sues Medina County Budget Commission over public access to meetings, agendas

Justin Peroli alleges the board violated Ohio open meetings laws by limiting public access, using unauthorized substitutes and conducting business without proper transparency durin...

Oregon Fire District Sued Over Delayed Release of Board Meeting Minutes

A reporter has filed suit against an Oregon Fire District and four members of its governing board accusing them of repeatedly failing to make board meeting minutes available to the...

Spokane Transit Authority opts out of records index without pricing the burden

(The Center Square) - The Spokane Transit Authority joined a growing list of government agencies on Thursday to avoid maintaining a public records index by concluding it would be “...

State Supreme Court weighs voter eligibility records

Wisconsin Supreme Court considers whether records of voters deemed incompetent should be public, balancing privacy rights and election transparency. The post State Supreme Court we...

Wisconsin DOJ ordered to release database of cops

A Dane County Circuit Court judge ordered the Wisconsin Department of Justice to release its list of about 16,000 law enforcement officers certified in the state.  The lawsuit was...

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