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 ...

Good governance is not just a goal; it's a promise to ensure transparency and fiscal responsibility in every decision we make ...

Influence becomes difficult to trace not because documents are hidden, but because they are inaccessible in practice.

New York's governor has vetoed a bill that would have expedited requests made under the Freedom of Information Law.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner spoke at the event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the DATA Act: “We've still got work to do. … This is still a broadly bipartisan subject.” (Bloomberg Center for Government ...

The New York State Coalition on Open Government released its Naughty and Nice list Dec. 18, in its annual holiday season ...

As AI-fueled requests rise under Michigan's FOIA, clerks in Ann Arbor and Milan juggle deadlines, fees and exemptions to keep ...

A nationwide review of procedures by The Associated Press and CNHI News revealed a patchwork of complicated systems for resolving open government disputes that often put the burden of enforcing ...

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.

The first-ever quantitative assessment of online open government efforts has concluded that the perceived transparency of federal Web sites drives trust in government. ForeSee Results, a market ...

President Joe Biden’s October 30 executive order on artificial intelligence is very broad and focuses a lot on safety but very little on freedom. It includes clauses on protecting personal privacy and ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoed around P92.5 billion worth of items in the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA)— all ...