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

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

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 ...

Peter Thiel says that holding back artificial intelligence (AI) invites the Anti-Christ. AI critics warn that government adoption invites the Surveillance State. Between techno-mysticism and ...

Questions have arisen about government transparency on evacuation plans, warning systems and building in floodplains since the tragic flooding of the Guadalupe River in July. LOREN ELLIOTT NYT If you ...

GLENDALE, AZ — An ABC15 investigation into superintendent salaries across more than 80 Arizona school districts also became a test of government transparency. While school superintendent contracts are ...

The Connecticut Foundation for Open Government cited several individuals and organizations as champions of open government and freedom of information. In this photo, CFOG board members David Fink ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Milan Simonich, the longtime writer of The New Mexican’s Ringside Seat column, has been honored with a Dixon First Amendment ...

The Maryland Board of Public Works launched a new dashboard Wednesday to allow members of the public to search for approved procurement contracts in an effort to increase transparency. “Transparency ...

Access to public records in Washington, which has become slower in recent years, should improve under new rules introduced by state Attorney General Nick Brown. Prompted by a petition from media ...