Idaho Sen. Jim Risch, who serves on the Senate’s Natural Resource Committee, has not taken a public position on the ...

"What's at stake, here, is the clash between private land ownership and public access," a local expert on water law and ...

While it can be difficult for lawyers to obtain copies of videos from police dashboard, body or facility cameras, it is ...

South Dakota News Watch reporter Bart Pfankuch finds out why experts say transparency can increase public trust in law enforcement, in the first of a three-part series.

As news outlets sue over public records access, Today in Ohio warns of a "cooked" judiciary creating dangerous precedents ...

The refusal to release the footage drew a rebuke from First Amendment and police accountability advocates, who questioned the ...

Open access to building codes safeguards public safety and trust. Transparency ensures communities can build smarter, safer ...

When Scott Bradley moved to Jackson 23 years ago, he could ride his bike up and down the levees on the west bank of the Snake River, all the way up to Snake River Ranch. Then, he started to see ...

Attorneys argued Thursday over public access to court hearings for Tyler Robinson, who is charged with killing Charlie Kirk. His attorneys want cameras banned from the courtroom.

A community-led nonprofit organization finally owns the Cuesta Inlet in Los Osos — promising to preserve public access to the ...

Do Western senators really care about keeping public lands in public hands? Steve Pearce, President Donald Trump’s nominee to ...

Rock Springs residents turned out Tuesday to support promised changes to a controversial plan to manage 3.6 million acres of ...