Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing ever darker, and the clouds are spreading throughout the United States. From March 16-22, 2025, the nation ...

Earlier this month, the Seattle Times’ editorial board endorsed current Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson over his likely opponent, former King County Sheriff Dave Reichert, in the 2024 ...

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner spoke at the event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the DATA Act: “We've still got work to do. … This is still a broadly bipartisan subject.” (Bloomberg Center for Government ...

“Each of us has a right to know what our government is doing in our name and with our money” - Ohio AG Dave Yost, Ohio Sunshine Laws Manual I believe that increased transparency, accountability, and ...

As a devastating wildfire burned through a Maui town, killing more than 100 people, emergency management employees traded dozens of text messages, creating a record that would later help investigators ...

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday approved two bills intended to provide greater transparency into efforts to make agency spending more effective. One measure would require ...

When are you most forthcoming with life updates? And when are you the most transparent about exactly what those updates are? For most folks — show of hands, please — it’s when things are going well.

North Carolina Senator Norm Sanderson has refiled the Government Transparency Act, aiming to increase government transparency in the state. The act would grant public access to government employee ...

Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing ever darker, and the clouds are spreading throughout the United States. David Cuillier [ Brechner Freedom ...

New York had a history of poor state government transparency before Gov. Kathy Hochul rose to power in 2021 and, unfortunately, things have gotten worse since, a new report says. Despite Hochul’s vows ...

A nationwide review of procedures by The Associated Press and CNHI News revealed a patchwork of complicated systems for resolving open government disputes that often put the burden of enforcing ...

When it’s time to take a hard look at our public officials and decide which ones to re-elect – or reject – we need information. A major source of that information is the government itself. Access to ...