FOIA reform

Last week, state Rep. Margaret Donnelly introduced legislation to expand the Missouri Sunshine Law. Donnelly, a Democrat running for attorney…

The South Dakota House passed a bill that sets up a procedure to resolve disputes over access to government records.…

A bill to make government records more open to the public passed the South Dakota state Senate, but was killed…

Open government advocates in Mississippi are finally starting to see legislative support after years of pushing for better access to…

Last week, the Virginia House of Delegates voted 97-1 to pass a bill restricting public access to the names of…

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) criticized the White House Monday for an item in the proposed FY09 budget that puts the…

The White House has declared war on the new Office of Government Information Services -- popularly known as the office…

Last week, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) responded to the Bush administration's rumored plan to instruct the Department of Justice to…

The Washington Post has a great rundown in Sunday's paper about the extensive efforts at secrecy pushed by the White House…

It's official:  FOIA reform is no longer just wishful thinking, but a reality after President Bush signed the OPEN Government…