Open government
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A judge has sealed the criminal case file of a wealthy Connecticut woman who secretly recorded three people, including a child, in a manner involving sexual desire — a move called unusual by open government advocates and defense lawyers.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday issued a ruling limiting when people who sue over open records requests can recover attorney’s fees, a decision that the court’s liberals and advocates for open government decried as gutting the law.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill aimed at blocking the release of personal information about judges, prosecutors, police officers and other officials advanced Wednesday over objections from a statewide newspaper organization.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate passed a bill Friday to block the release of personal information about judges, prosecutors, police officers and other officials, who could sue over the disclosure of those details.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington’s redistricting commission will pay fines and legal costs of more than $137,000 to settle two lawsuits filed by government transparency watchdogs after last year’s redistricting talks ended in a display of chaos and deception.
BOSTON (AP) — A record number of open meeting law complaints were filed with the state during 2021, according to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear two lawsuits challenging new political maps drawn by the bipartisan redistricting commission.
SEATTLE (AP) — A government transparency group has sued Washington’s redistricting commission, saying its final vote on the state’s new political maps violated the state’s Open Public Meetings Act.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — David Shearer said Wednesday he’s leaving the top U.N. job in South Sudan convinced the world’s youngest nation has the potential to become a tourist destination to rival any country in East Africa and the oil and mineral riches to spur economic progress — if it can eliminate c
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A coalition of open government advocates including The Associated Press is opposing a Kentucky bill that they argue would weaken the state’s open records law.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local):
9:55 p.m.
House Democrats have approved a plan to re-open the government without funding President Donald Trump’s promised border wall.
9:55 p.m.
House Democrats have approved a plan to re-open the government without funding President Donald Trump’s promised border wall.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. government shutdown (all times local):
9:25 p.m.
House Democrats have unveiled a package of bills that would re-open the federal government without approving funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico, establishing an early confrontation that will test the new power dynamic in Washington.
9:25 p.m.
House Democrats have unveiled a package of bills that would re-open the federal government without approving funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico, establishing an early confrontation that will test the new power dynamic in Washington.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats unveiled a package of bills Monday that would re-open the federal government without approving funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico, establishing an early confrontation that will test the new power dynamic in Washington.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — One app promotes itself as a way to discuss sensitive negotiations and human resources problems without leaving a digital record.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — In February, Arkansas lawmakers marked the 50-year anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act with a resolution calling it “a shining example of open government” that had ensured access to vital public records for generations.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s veto of a bill giving judges the option of reimbursing attorney fees to requestors of public information was a disappointing end to a Legislative session where few improvements to open government laws were passed, open records activists say.
There’s a very good reason why the Aiken Standard advocates so strongly for open government – improving access to public records and public meetings primarily benefits the public.
Here’s some fake news: Donald Trump is the most hostile U.S. president toward the media.
Trump may bray the loudest, whether at a microphone or via Twitter, but he only represents the most recent threat to open government from the capitol.
Trump may bray the loudest, whether at a microphone or via Twitter, but he only represents the most recent threat to open government from the capitol.
Attorney General Brad Schimel’s Office of Open Government is getting knocked by two groups — one conservative and the other liberal — for not responding quickly enough to public records requests.
Norm Gaume believes the state is wrong and does not want you to know it.
The former director of the Interstate Stream Commission says data reveals errors undermining the state’s case for spending billions of dollars to divert water from the Gila River, which for now runs freely through southwestern New Mexico.
The former director of the Interstate Stream Commission says data reveals errors undermining the state’s case for spending billions of dollars to divert water from the Gila River, which for now runs freely through southwestern New Mexico.
Less than one-third of Americans view elected officials as “honest,” and a lack of transparency lies at the core of this distrust.