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 ...

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 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.

Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia is on a public crusade to make local governments more transparent and accountable.

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 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 ...

There was a time when Florida set the gold standard for open government. Our Sunshine laws were the envy of the nation, a model for accountability, transparency and public access to information about ...

Through the years, Utah lawmakers have developed few things that work as well as the State Records Committee. Myriads of regular citizens have used this board to appeal after having been denied access ...

There was a time when Florida set the gold standard for open government. Our Sunshine laws were the envy of the nation, a model for accountability, transparency and public access to information about ...

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 ...

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 ...