Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing ever darker, and the clouds are spreading throughout the United States. From March 16-22, 2025, the nation ...

When are you most forthcoming with life updates? And when are you the most transparent about exactly what those updates are? For most folks — show of hands, please — it’s when things are going well.

When Hoosiers have questions about whether their public officials are following the state's public records and open meeting laws, they can turn to Indiana's public access counselor to investigate the ...

This year marks the 20 th anniversary of Sunshine Week celebrated nationally to promote the importance of open government at the federal, state and local levels. The idea was born more than 20 years ...

Paul Wolf, president emeritus of the New York State Coalition on Open Government, recently offered the organization’s annual “Naughty and Nice List” on government transparency The New York State ...

As a devastating wildfire burned through a Maui town, killing more than 100 people, emergency management employees traded dozens of text messages, creating a record that would later help investigators ...

Years ago, I sat down with an investigative journalist to learn more about her work. I assumed her political views leaned leftward, and I was correct, but her skepticism of government was as strong as ...

“We need stricter and shorter deadlines for agencies to follow to ensure that [freedom of information] requests are fulfilled, transparency is met, and democracy is maintained.” Documents released to ...

What is the definition of transparency? Of course, transparency means that something can be seen through. When we talk about transparency in government, we mean that citizens must be able to "see ...

The government has unveiled guidelines for ensuring transparency in artificial intelligence ahead of the enforcement of the ...

Transparency International is extremely concerned that its Brazilian chapter is facing an escalation in harassment from ...