State law allows anyone to ask for public records, but the average Nevadan probably has no idea how to do it. The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s “What Are They Hiding?” initiative, which debuted last week ...

Why medical examiner records can become public after a death, how disclosure laws work, and why release doesn’t determine fault or liability.

Public Record Media (PRM) produces independent-minded, non-partisan public affairs writing and programming. PRM also vigorously pursues government data through open records requests. Information is ...

One of the most common yet overlooked types of law that impacts fire departments on a daily basis is public records laws. First enacted in the 1970s as the country was reeling from the Watergate ...

IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE INDIANA PUBLIC ACCESS COUNSELOR, ALL PUBLIC RECORD REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO [email protected] DUE TO ...

A group of bills moving through the Louisiana Legislature would make massive changes to the state's public records law, potentially making it more difficult to request government records and blocking ...

Gilbert residents raise concerns about potential intimidation after council members question public records request costs. Council members Chuck Bongiovanni and Jim Torgeson inquired about "wasteful ...

The battle over whether Washington lawmakers are entitled to shield certain records from the public using “legislative privilege” continued Thursday as oral arguments in the case were delivered at the ...

(TNS) — Some people who call Highlands County Commissioner Don Elwell on his phone may get a voice-mail message that he’s unavailable, but if he’s in a meeting he might be able to respond quicker to a ...