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Texas’ open records law gives almost anyone access to government records. Its purpose centers on ensuring transparency and accountability at public agencies — but knowing how to use the law ...

Sunshine Week is a nonpartisan collaboration among groups in the journalism, civic, education, government and private sectors that shines a light on the importance of public records and open ...

Public records are one of the few ways that criminal justice reporters can learn more about what happens in prisons, jails, youth detention facilities and ICE detention centers. There are few other ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – On Monday, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office announced the launch of an online complaint form for open records request denials. According to the AG’s Office, the online ...

Want to find out how much money your mayor makes? How about a copy of that building permit for the large structure going up around the corner? Cities, counties, and states must provide that ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Governor Kevin Stitt vetoed a bill that supporters said would have given Oklahomans a way to challenge government agencies that deny access to public records, without having pay ...

The Colorado General Assembly is considering overriding Gov. Jared Polis’ wise veto of Senate Bill 77, which would allow government agencies to take longer to give the public documents that are ...

Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation Thursday that would allow law enforcement agencies in Ohio to charge record requesters for processing video that is a public record. The law could affect footage ...

U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement officials filed a records request with the city of Houston last month for data on every motorist cited for driving without a license since 2023, according to ...

A lawsuit was initiated by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) against the U.S. DOGE Service and other entities. Court records state that CREW filed a FOIA requests to gather ...