Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you wonder how open government laws affect you, think about these basics: The local taxes we pay. The roads we drive on. Even, ...

A state law meant to protect crime victims is routinely used by police departments here and across Ohio to withhold from the public details of deadly officer-involved shootings. State lawmakers ...

Nearly 70% of investigative journalists in the U.S. reported “limited access to records or sources” as their greatest barrier in doing accountability journalism, according to a survey from the ...

Without warning or a word to city officials, the Florida Department of Transportation sent work crews to Orlando with a directive: Blacken out the rainbow-colored crosswalk that marked where first ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Colorado General Assembly is considering overriding Gov. Jared Polis’ wise veto of Senate Bill 77, which would allow government agencies to take longer ...

Representative Samuel Azzinaro wants to boost the public records search fee from $15 to $25 per hour. Advocates of an Access to Public Records Act overhaul say the bill “goes in precisely the wrong ...

New Hampshire cities and towns are required by state law to give the public access to public records. Many do so upon request. Many others fight the request all the way to court or take ages to ...