The Arizona Court of Appeals did something important this month: it told local governments to stop treating citizens like threats just for asking questions. In a clear ruling, the court ...

Florida lawmakers have filed bills to shield more information from public view, adding to the over 1,000 exemptions to the ...

Alone in a school social worker’s office, forced to remain inside but wailing to leave, Amanda’s 7-year-old son grabbed a butter knife and picked at the room’s door handle. That day in 2017 was a ...

Indiana state and local government workers are being targeted by a phishing scam disguised as public records requests. The fraudulent emails often request records be uploaded to a provided hyperlink.

People should be able to crack jokes about their elected officials without getting subpoenaed, a free speech nonprofit is arguing in a new complaint that seeks access to public records related to a ...

This story was produced as part of Sunshine Week, a nonpartisan collaboration among groups in the journalism, civic, education, government and private sectors that shines a light on the importance of ...

A Detroit mother is fighting against her local school district after being slapped with a nearly $33 million charge for trying to access public records. During Covid-19, the Rochester Community School ...