DOGE claims it’s not an “agency” that has to comply with FOIA. We don’t buy it — and so far judges haven’t, either.

This month, my colleague Max Cherney e-mailed one of his government contacts to ask about the status of his overdue request for records under the Freedom of Information Act.

FOI Oklahoma is a statewide organization that actively supports those individuals and organizations who are working to open ...

The future looks bleak, but it's not certain. Much like the public needs information from the government to function in a ...

Connecticut’s FOI law allows access to many records and meetings. If the FOI law were not enacted, members of the public ...

Top Democrats on the House Judiciary and House Oversight committees have filed a lengthy Freedom of Information Act request ...

It's Sunshine Week. In Michigan, that means a chance to reflect on the state's public records law. But that's not the only transparency challenge.

Proposals for charges for making Freedom of Information requests in response to a growing number of "complex" cases have been ...

The House Judiciary and Oversight committees sent a sweeping information request to the Department of Government Efficiency ...

It’s Sunshine Week — a 20-year tradition created by the American Society of Newspaper Editors to push for government ...

U.K. Science and Technology Secretary Peter used ChatGPT to help guide policy. Kyle’s chatbot queries reveal the rising ...

Excessive government secrecy takes many forms, including denying or ignoring FOIA requests and deleting data from websites.