Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exemptions to Florida's open records law now exceed high rises in Miami. DEA / V. GIANNELLA /via Getty Images Florida, the ...

When are you most forthcoming with life updates? And when are you the most transparent about exactly what those updates are? For most folks — show of hands, please — it’s when things are going well.

The Michigan State Police demanded $6.8 million to process a Freedom of Information Act request from my organization in 2009. A federal inspector general had flagged problems with the agency’s ...

The annual celebration of open government known as Sunshine Week (March 15-20) comes as the nation marks a milestone. Sixty years ago, the relationship between officials and the public they serve was ...

Transparency is vital to our democratic system of government. It promotes good government, spurring those in power into better practice. Even when what is revealed is pretty revolting, transparency ...

When it’s time to take a hard look at our public officials and decide which ones to re-elect – or reject – we need information. A major source of that information is the government itself. Access to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to the public’s ability to pry documents loose from federal agencies, Donald Trump’s supporters accept nothing less ...

Daniel Schuman, an expert focused on federal government accountability and transparency, on Tuesday afternoon received an email from GSA that the committee was axed pursuant to a Trump executive order ...

North Carolina Senator Norm Sanderson has refiled the Government Transparency Act, aiming to increase government transparency in the state. The act would grant public access to government employee ...

BUSINESSES are losing time, money and investment opportunities because of the government’s inconsistent disclosure practices, fragmented permitting systems and delayed release of public information, ...

A battle is being waged in the quiet corners of government websites and data repositories. Essential public records are disappearing and, with them, Americans’ ability to hold those in power ...