Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Milan Simonich, the longtime writer of The New Mexican’s Ringside Seat column, has been honored with a Dixon First Amendment ...

The Connecticut Foundation for Open Government cited several individuals and organizations as champions of open government and freedom of information. In this photo, CFOG board members David Fink ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Idaho State Capitol building in Boise The Idaho State Capitol building in Boise on May 5, 2021. (Photo by Otto Kitsinger for the ...

A proposal to implement steep new fees for public records requests is drawing fierce opposition from advocates for government transparency who say the move not only violates state law, but […] ...

Paul Wolf, president emeritus of the New York State Coalition on Open Government, recently offered the organization’s annual “Naughty and Nice List” on government transparency The New York State ...

Boasting wide, bipartisan support from Michiganders, transparency in government runs on the behind-the-scenes, often invisible, work of public servants working for local municipalities. The Freedom of ...

Peter Thiel says that holding back artificial intelligence (AI) invites the Anti-Christ. AI critics warn that government adoption invites the Surveillance State. Between techno-mysticism and ...

Healdsburg has settled a pair of lawsuits brought by resident Jon Eisenberg, a retired attorney who alleged the City Council and city staff violated California government transparency and ...

Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. Sacramento drivers long accused peace ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are scrambling to clarify language in the state’s open meetings law following a court decision they say could hurt the cause of accountability and transparency in government.

In this special guest feature, Michele Chambers, EVP Anaconda Business Unit & CMO, Continuum Analytics, discusses how in 2015, President Obama appointed DJ Patil as the first Chief Data Scientist and ...

Transparency International is extremely concerned that its Brazilian chapter is facing an escalation in harassment from elements within the Brazilian government, following the latest in a series of ...