FOIA reform

Two senators crossed party lines in support of legislation that would strengthen the current Freedom of Information Act and diminish…

The Rules Committee of the Cherokee Nation’s tribal council voted 14-3 Wednesday in favor of changes to the tribe’s Freedom…

In Maine, the administration of Gov. Paul LePage has enacted a ban on state employees’ use of text messaging, instant…

The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act, paving the way for more streamlined…

The White House today released the second Open Government National Action Plan, laying out 23 commitments to increase government transparency.…

As the House and Senate meet to iron out a compromise on the Farm Bill, the members will have to…

Reporters covering homicides in Connecticut won't have access to investigation photographs and 911 recordings describing victim conditions under a new…

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a lower court’s decision that the open meetings provisions of the state’s Freedom…

More than 60 percent of federal agencies have not responded to calls by Congress or President Barack Obama to update…

An Alaska Supreme Court decision makes private e-mail messages containing government business subject to the state Public Records Act but…