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 ...

Gov. Sarah Sanders announces a special session to consider tax cuts and a rollback of public access to government information. Credit: Brian Chilson Arkansas government could be more efficient with a ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News has rolled out a new Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA) Responses Protocol, aiming to enhance transparency and streamline public access to government records.

While this language was not included in the “awareness process” dated May 24, internal emails reviewed by CNN suggest that certain political appointees were copied on documents produced in response to ...

A federal court in Washington, D.C. gave the Trump administration a win on Wednesday in a case over the abrupt closure of an office dedicated to processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

“Hello, the FOIA office has been placed on admin leave and is unable to respond to any emails.” This was how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention responded by email this past spring to a ...

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter during an event in the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington, as FBI Director Kash Patel listens. (AP ...