Boasting wide, bipartisan support from Michiganders, transparency in government runs on the behind-the-scenes, often invisible, work of public servants working for local municipalities. The Freedom of ...

Gov. Sarah Sanders announces a special session to consider tax cuts and a rollback of public access to government information. Credit: Brian Chilson Arkansas government could be more efficient with a ...

Bots powered by artificial intelligence are inundating open records offices with often frivolous petitions, but the same tools underpinning these software applications can also help professionals ...

Information and document requests under the Freedom of Information Act and analogous state public records laws can be powerful and relatively inexpensive tools in a party’s litigation toolbox and are ...

In November 2024, Elon Musk posted on social media, "There should be no need for [Freedom of Information Act] requests. All government data should be default public for maximum transparency." His ...

Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office to rid agencies of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, including any “environmental justice” offices and services. However, the ...

While this language was not included in the “awareness process” dated May 24, internal emails reviewed by CNN suggest that certain political appointees were copied on documents produced in response to ...

Discover how to easily request EEOC records on employer discrimination through the FOIA. Simplify the process and access ...

A federal court in Washington, D.C. gave the Trump administration a win on Wednesday in a case over the abrupt closure of an office dedicated to processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter during an event in the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington, as FBI Director Kash Patel listens. (AP ...

As AI-fueled requests rise under Michigan's Freedom of Information Act, clerks in Ann Arbor and Milan juggle deadlines, fees ...