The New York State Coalition on Open Government released its Naughty and Nice list Dec. 18, in its annual holiday season ...

It’s fitting that this month, in the wake of the first presidential debate, with Americans paying renewed attention to their government and questioning what they thought they knew about their ...

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 ...

As AI-fueled requests rise under Michigan's FOIA, clerks in Ann Arbor and Milan juggle deadlines, fees and exemptions to keep ...

Earlier this month, the Seattle Times’ editorial board endorsed current Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson over his likely opponent, former King County Sheriff Dave Reichert, in the 2024 ...

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner spoke at the event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the DATA Act: “We've still got work to do. … This is still a broadly bipartisan subject.” (Bloomberg Center for Government ...

New York had a history of poor state government transparency before Gov. Kathy Hochul rose to power in 2021 and, unfortunately, things have gotten worse since, a new report says. Despite Hochul’s vows ...

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday approved two bills intended to provide greater transparency into efforts to make agency spending more effective. One measure would require ...

When it’s time to take a hard look at our public officials and decide which ones to re-elect – or reject – we need information. A major source of that information is the government itself. Access to ...

Daniel Schuman, an expert focused on federal government accountability and transparency, on Tuesday afternoon received an email from GSA that the committee was axed pursuant to a Trump executive order ...

When are you most forthcoming with life updates? And when are you the most transparent about exactly what those updates are? For most folks — show of hands, please — it’s when things are going well.

North Carolina Senator Norm Sanderson has refiled the Government Transparency Act, aiming to increase government transparency in the state. The act would grant public access to government employee ...