In November 2024, Elon Musk posted on social media, "There should be no need for [Freedom of Information Act] requests. All government data should be default public for maximum transparency." His ...

It’s Sunshine Week — a 20-year tradition created by the American Society of Newspaper Editors to push for government transparency, especially stronger public records laws. This ain’t your average ...

A: The Freedom of Information Act (abbreviated as FOIA) provides you with the right to request access to records of the executive branch of the United States government. The records are to be provided ...

We often rag on the state Legislature, the most highly paid lawmakers among the 50 states, who can also pocket unlimited outside income and face no term limits. But sometimes they get it right, as ...

In this edition of Unpacking the Issue, we explore the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which is often sighted as one of the strongest transparency laws in the nation—but it’s been changed ...

Laura Manley is the executive director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. For much of U.S. history, the federal government was the ultimate authority ...

The Arkansas Freedom of Information Task Force voted unanimously on Friday to oppose a bill filed in the Senate that would allow two members of a state or local governing board to meet without it ...