Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing ever darker, and the clouds are spreading throughout the United States. From March 16-22, 2025, the nation ...

When it comes to the public’s ability to pry documents loose from federal agencies, Donald Trump’s supporters accept nothing less than full disclosure and have spent the past few years bombarding ...

It took Florida Politics more than 5 months and required a lawyer's letter for the CFO to release 20 pages of public records.

Peter Thiel says that holding back artificial intelligence (AI) invites the Anti-Christ. AI critics warn that government adoption invites the Surveillance State. Between techno-mysticism and ...

In February 2024, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) filed a public records request with the NYPD to understand how they use surveillance technologies in connection with protests ...

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 ...

This completely redacted email was sent to WHYY News in response to a FOIA request involving the Christina School District. Some open government advocates hope a new administration in Dover will make ...

As a devastating wildfire burned through a Maui town, killing more than 100 people, emergency management employees traded dozens of text messages, creating a record that would later help investigators ...

This year marks the 20 th anniversary of Sunshine Week celebrated nationally to promote the importance of open government at the federal, state and local levels. The idea was born more than 20 years ...

Effective safeguards are in place in Utah to prevent corruption and the misuse of power. Here’s how to access them.

At a time when millions fear the demise of democracy — especially now that President Donald Trump has unleashed a wrecking ball on many of the nation’s laws and customs — the Democratic-dominated ...

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 ...