public records access
Posted Mar 19, 2021, 3:25 pm
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
/Arizona Mirror
A bill that would allow law enforcement agents to appeal being placed on a list of dishonest officers cleared another hurdle on its way to becoming law, despite concerns from Maricopa County prosecutors. ... Read more»
Posted Mar 17, 2021, 1:26 pm
Amy Kristin Sanders & Rachel Davis Mersey /University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism and Media
Court records, unlike other federal government records, are locked behind a paywall. It’ll cost you 10 cents per page to read them online — or even just to view your search results. With a $5 million cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation, our team is creating an Open Knowledge Network called SCALES to increase transparency around court records. ... Read more»
Posted Mar 16, 2021, 7:34 pm
Jim Zachary
/The Valdosta (Ga.) Daily Times
Open government is good government or, at the very least, it is better government. Nefarious deeds happen in the dark, behind closed doors.... Read more»
Posted Mar 16, 2021, 12:30 pm
Michael Morisy, Beryl Lipton, Dave Maass, Aaron Mackey & Naomi Gilens/MuckRock
Since 2015, The Foilies have served as an annual opportunity to name-and-shame the uncoolest government agencies and officials who have stood in the way of public access. ... Read more»