Accountability systems should reflect the prodigious influence these companies have over our lives. Laura Manley is the ...

The discovery of apparently classified records can set off alarm bells. But often, the federal government rules that the ...

Freedom of information commissioner Toni Pirani outlines her priorities for the managing of access to government information.

Arkansas Democrats have come out swinging at this year's legislative session, with a slew of bills filed as part of their ...

Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) generally provides access to records created by public agencies (including ...

Don Stiff, a former U.S. Marine, told us he’ll never go to the VA for mental health treatment again after he was held against ...

On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration into his second term as US president on January 20, American journalism is set to ...

Perhaps the most famous use of the legislation, which enlightened the public to its potential, was by investigative ...

A slip-up in FOIA procedure at Monday's meeting meant none of the votes taken then were legally binding. Councilors are ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists yesterday (13) joined 24 civil society organizations in urging recently elected ...

When reporters set out to quantify the impact of a Connecticut law that allows companies to sell some cars they’ve towed ...

Two-and-a-half years later, it seems the DMV doesn’t even know the answer — and we’re still waiting for thousands of records.