The public’s right to see government records is coming at an ever-increasing price, as authorities set fees and hourly charges that often prevent information from flowing. Though some states have ...

After months of public pressure, the Department of Justice finally released the documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The files, however, were released with heavy redactions on ...

NPR's Jan. 6 coverage includes a database of all the charges filed against more than 1500 defendants. It's now one of the only places that information is publicly accessible.

A bipartisan pair of senators on Friday requested that TikTok turn over “all documents and information” related to disclosures about child safety on the app that, until recently, were hidden from ...

A group of bills moving through the Louisiana Legislature would make massive changes to the state's public records law, potentially making it more difficult to request government records and blocking ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate on Thursday advanced legislation aimed at strengthening the state's weak open records law by setting deadlines to respond to requests to view public ...