More than a year after Austinites voted overwhelmingly to make secret police personnel files public, the Austin Police Department has begun to release those documents. Requesting so-called G-file ...

MACON, Ga. — On Tuesday, we explained our five-month quest for public records from the Macon District Attorney’s Office. We asked for records of the 63 inmates' cases that District Attorney Anita ...

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 ...

If you want to know how much money the city of Chicago spends on holiday parade security in a given year, you can file an open records request with the city for the details. If you want to know how a ...

“Sunshine laws” give citizens access to government documents and meetings. “Open records laws” detail the records, documents and information that state agencies and local governments must disclose if ...

Editor’s Note: “Inside City Hall” is a weekly column written by Herald government reporter Kevin Limiti about the goings on at Killeen City Hall. Email him tips and questions about City Hall at ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Whether it's investigating controversial decisions by local governments or digging into how those agencies spend taxpayer money, 13 Investigates relies on open records laws to ...

As conveyed in recent news coverage, professors at 24 higher-education institutions in North Carolina have As conveyed in recent news coverage, professors at 24 higher-education institutions in North ...

While covering the ransomware attack on the city of Killeen last year, I filed somewhere in the area of 20 open records requests.

Pursuant to the state open records law, Ga. Code Ann. Secs. §50-18-70 to 50-18-76, I respectfully write to request the following information: Please provide a copy of the list of streets and permit ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The effort to recall the county executive is raising ethics concerns, specifically among Jackson County legislators. KSHB 41's Alyssa Jackson obtained files through open records ...