It’s easier than risking giving something to the public that might not be disclosable

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It’s easier than risking giving something to the public that might not be disclosable

If you try to get the data from license plate readers, you could well be disappointed.

Independent journalist. @nytimesbusiness @reveal Former@washingtonpost Author: Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back (The New...

When you can’t trust what the government is telling you, where do you turn?

In Washington state, lawmakers believe their work can be kept secret. Other state legislatures believe the same thing. But is this what the speech/debate clauses really mean?

Independent journalist. @nytimesbusiness @reveal Former@washingtonpost Author: Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back (The New...

Why would one set of planners provide documents and data and another group said absolutely not? A weird saga from Montgomery County, Md., that could happen anywhere.

Independent journalist. @nytimesbusiness @reveal Former@washingtonpost Author: Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back (The New...

Independent journalist. @nytimesbusiness @reveal Former@washingtonpost Author: Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back (The New...

Will other states follow? Will the courts say it's legal?

Governments should make clear that your emails, letters and survey responses are public documents that can be released without identifiers to protect privacy

And this happens when they are getting state and local tax breaks that you are subsidizing

Victories now and then for transparency about schools, police and aerial photography

Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel claims records law is unconstitutional

Open Government Advocates Must Do More to Show Why Government Transparency Matters

Independent journalist. @nytimesbusiness @reveal Former@washingtonpost Author: Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back (The New...

Editor’s note: Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of access to public information, is coordinated by the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project. To commemorate the power of public inform...

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On Wednesday, FBI agents searched the home of a Washington Post reporter during an investigation into the disclosure of classified information, sparking significant press freedom concerns across the i...

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Done right, AI could help state and local governments become more open and transparent about how they are making decisions and using tax dollars.

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Public records systems may be far from perfect, but webinar panelists say that doesn’t mean we should lose hope for the revelations stashed within them