Austin City Council begins early discussions on scope, timeline and structure of a sweeping budget audit to identify cost ...

Judge Robert Pitman opined that it likely violated the First Amendment: “The Act is akin to a law that would require every bookstore to verify the age of every customer at the door.” As my colleague ...

Florida’s once-vaunted public records laws are now known for failed compliance and outrageous fees. Proposed legislation ...

The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill that would require probate judges to conduct audits after state ...

City leaders began talks on Wednesday to bring in an outside firm to scrutinize city spending. That followed calls for ...

As the city of Austin moves forward with a potential bond package in 2026, one element that will be discussed moving forward ...

Arizona GOP bill on license plate readers would exempt data from public records, privacy advocates say it enables overreach ...

City officials said staffing shortages and outdated record-keeping systems contributed to budget errors that have grown since ...

Preliminary reports from the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (TDAGC) show law enforcement tracked ...

GOP state Sen. Kevin Payne says his bill stops "government overreach," but experts on license-plate readers say the opposite.

Washington state Democratic leaders responded fiercely to the notion of journalists looking into possible fraud regarding ...

It’s the Florida House’s turn to address school voucher accounting shortfalls. The Senate unanimously approved its package to ...