More Americans are filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests than ever, topping 1.5 million in 2024 and on track for another record in 2025. This will mark the third ...

While local government communications are public, cities vary widely in how they fulfill the legal obligation to make them available.

Reporters here and across the nation routinely request public records to illuminate systemic failings, abuse and corruption across all levels of government. They do so under a federal law known as the ...

Want an Arkansas government record or access to a public meeting? There’s a law for that. The 59-year-old Arkansas Freedom of Information Act protects Arkansas citizens’ access to a wide array of ...

In honor of Sunshine Week, which is dedicated to educating the public about their right to know what’s going on within their local, state and federal governments, the Arkansas A ...

Want an Arkansas government record or access to a public meeting? There’s a law for that. The 59-year-old Arkansas Freedom of Information Act protects Arkansas citizens’ access to a wide array of ...

We give out The Foilies, tongue-in-cheek “awards” during Sunshine Week (March 15-21), a collective effort by media and advocacy organizations to highlight the importance of open government.

Civil rights groups filed a FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeking transparency regarding ...

Sunshine Weeks kicks off in SC to highlight importance of open records and government through the public’s right to know ...

The government has stalled on FOIAs for years in some cases. In others, agencies have said public records will cost thousands of dollars.

(From left) Owen McCarthy, Alex Walters and Theo Scheer, student journalists at The State Press, Michigan State University's student newspaper. (Photo by Amalia Medina) This article was originally ...

A federal FOIA fight is escalating over DOGE’s activities inside the FCC, as plaintiffs seek discovery into ethics clearances, data access, and withheld communications involving Elon Musk–linked ...