A state law meant to protect crime victims is routinely used by police departments here and across Ohio to withhold from the public details of deadly officer-involved shootings. State lawmakers ...

The first-term Democrat said she believes that the records, including past violations or citations, were never intended to be kept secret under the “Work and Family Mobility Act.” ...

The City of Fostoria now has a Public Records Request Portal available for community use. This portal makes it easy to submit requests for public records, which will then be directed to the ...

After a notice posted earlier this week on the National Archives at College Park website said public access to the archives would be revoked, confusion ensued as many online speculated that the change ...

Jon Amirault said the Somerville Municipal Broadband Board provided him the records he wanted, but he still has concerns ...

Representative Samuel Azzinaro wants to boost the public records search fee from $15 to $25 per hour. Advocates of an Access to Public Records Act overhaul say the bill “goes in precisely the wrong ...

There are two fundamental truths about open government laws. First, it is essential for citizens to have robust and easy access to public records to hold their government accountable. Second, bad ...

CHARLESTON — Circuit court records in all 55 West Virginia counties will be available to search and access online beginning March 10. The state Supreme Court of Appeals announced this week that the ...

The Project, one of the first of its kind in the nation, will provide much-needed legal resources for journalists and media organizations throughout Oregon to access public records and to surmount ...