Boasting wide, bipartisan support from Michiganders, transparency in government runs on the behind-the-scenes, often invisible, work of public servants working for local municipalities. The Freedom of ...

A new change to the Air Force's Freedom of Information Act submission portal, asking whether individuals seeking public information from the service would agree to accept only "clearly releasable" ...

Bots powered by artificial intelligence are inundating open records offices with often frivolous petitions, but the same tools underpinning these software applications can also help professionals ...

Gov. Sarah Sanders announces a special session to consider tax cuts and a rollback of public access to government information. Credit: Brian Chilson Arkansas government could be more efficient with a ...

The federal government is working to improve the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) — making it easier to access public records. Attorney General Merrick Garland issued new FOIA guidelines in March, ...

In an era where transparency and accountability are paramount, the Freedom of Information Act stands as a critical tool for citizens seeking access to government records. However, behind the ideal of ...

While this language was not included in the “awareness process” dated May 24, internal emails reviewed by CNN suggest that certain political appointees were copied on documents produced in response to ...

LANSING, MI — As Michigan continues to rank dead last in government transparency, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced Tuesday her department has unveiled an online portal to make requesting ...

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A federal court in Washington, D.C. gave the Trump administration a win on Wednesday in a case over the abrupt closure of an office dedicated to processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.