pressconnects: FOILED again: How NY police put up barriers to accessing free public records
FOILED again: How NY police put up barriers to accessing free public records
Cleveland Scene: Cleveland City Council Staffer Accused of Improperly Accessing Public Records Prompts Outside Investigation
Cleveland City Council Staffer Accused of Improperly Accessing Public Records Prompts Outside Investigation
Yahoo: Without access to public records, how can we hold leaders to account? | Opinion
Without access to public records, how can we hold leaders to account? | Opinion
Many New York police departments are obstructing access to police misconduct records despite a law change five years ago aimed at making these records accessible to the public. Tactics used to block ...
Yahoo: Sunshine Week in Ohio: Public records power accountability — if we can get them
Sunshine Week in Ohio: Public records power accountability — if we can get them
Organizations in Massachusetts frustrated by a lack of access to public records are suing the State Police. The cases offer a window into what’s going on behind the scenes – or not going on. The ...
The Boston Globe: R.I. bill seeks to hike fees for public records requests
Representative Samuel Azzinaro wants to boost the public records search fee from $15 to $25 per hour. Advocates of an Access to Public Records Act overhaul say the bill “goes in precisely the wrong ...
The Marshall Project: Public Records Shed Light on the Justice System — But it Can Be a Battle to Get Them
Sunshine Week begins . The nationwide, nonpartisan initiative promotes the importance of open government and the public’s right to access public records. Child welfare agencies often ...
Public Records Shed Light on the Justice System — But it Can Be a Battle to Get Them
The Boston Globe: Healey seeks to shield some birth, marriage records from public for 90 years
Healey seeks to shield some birth, marriage records from public for 90 years
Boston Herald: MA the only state where Gov., Judiciary and Legislature are exempt from public records law
Massachusetts is the only state in the U.S. where the Governor’s Office, Judiciary and Legislature are all exempt from the public records law as transparency on Beacon Hill becomes a growing issue.
MA the only state where Gov., Judiciary and Legislature are exempt from public records law
Sunshine Week began and goes through Saturday, March 21. The nationwide, non-partisan initiative promotes the importance of open government and the public’s right to access public ...
City Council President Blaine Griffin was quick to defend colleague Steven Rys, who was accused publicly by the Bibb administration of improperly—and maybe illegally—downloading sensitive public ...
Governor Maura Healey is seeking to restrict who has access to Massachusetts birth records, death certificates, and marriage notices.