There is a downside associated with online anonymity where studies have shown that people are more likely to behave in a dishonest or morally questionable way when they can hide behind their anonymity ...

The York Daily Record/Sunday News and a coalition of four other news organizations in Pennsylvania on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against York County Clerk of Courts Dan Byrnes, alleging that his ...

The New Jersey Legislature gutted the Open Public Records Act on Monday, rolling back decades of progress in providing access to records on the local, county and state levels, even as members of the ...

SOUTH BEND — The Housing Authority of South Bend plans to tweak its policies governing access to public records after Indiana's public access counselor found the agency violated state law when it ...

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun appointed attorney Jennifer Ruby to replace Luke Britt. The public access counselor is responsible for both educating officials about the public's right to information and ...

Georgia Republicans proposed a bill to limit public access to records about state lawmakers' communications and police reports, bypassing the usual legislative process. The bill would further restrict ...

The Indiana Coalition for Open Government launched a hotline (260-ASK-ICOG) to answer questions about public records and open meetings laws. The hotline aims to assist citizens navigating Indiana's ...