Tennessee’s open records aren’t open to everybody, and the state Attorney General’s Office wants to keep it that way. The ...

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday alleging Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration failed to turn over public records to explain how it decides whether to restore the voting ...

Citing the "working papers" exemption of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, state officials withheld an email attachment related to policies concerning transgender students. Like every other ...

Virginia’s only governor’s debate turned to school policies after a report revealed a registered sex offender repeatedly ...

Background: In 2022, Heather Sawyer, executive director of the nonprofit government watchdog American Oversight, submitted several Virginia Freedom of Information Act requests for records related to ...

Each October, Virginia celebrates Archives Month, a time to recognize the work of archivists and the importance of preserving ...