Public records

In its beaver-like stockpiling of government data, handy for quick dispensation to journalists,  the non-profit group Investigative Reporters and Editors has for…

North Carolina legislators are considering legislation that would allow park and public recreation facilities to deny requests for information on…

Open records laws in both Tennessee and Rhode Island have been significantly bolstered in the past week. Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen…

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals encouraged the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to review whether the Legislature violated the state’s…

Despite 20 years of compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, a federal judge ruled Monday that the White House's Office…

A circuit judge in Sarasota County on Friday ordered three public officials to stop using their personal computers and turn them…

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today rejected an attempt to place new limits on the right to request federal agency…

Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at expanding the reach of recently enacted measures…

Two local newspapers that have been covering the ongoing saga of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his alleged relationship with…

More than 700 pages of e-mails messages between New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and his former girlfriend, labor union leader…