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Standing before a room full of editors and reporters, Bill Bowman reminded his peers that access to public information is not just a journalistic concern.

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■Federal public records access is shrinking under President Joe Biden. ■New data provides a fuller picture of government agencies hiding their work. ■Research indicates U.S. government secrecy has never as prevalent as today. When I started covering crime as a reporter for small newspapers in the 1980s, I was assigned to walk to the police

Joni Ernst is calling on the Small Business Administration to enforce laws that require transparency for projects using an SBA grant to secure federal funding.

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Editor’s note: Sunshine Week is March 10-16. Sunshine Week is a nonpartisan collaboration among groups in the journalism, civic, education, government and private sectors that shines a light on the

As part of our Sunshine Week celebration to recognize the importance of open records and government transparency, The News-Item wants to help you understand the Freedom of Information Act.

Palmetto State newspapers including the Aiken Standard aim to shed light in the darkness and keep the government accountable.

By Christopher Baxter Spotlight Pa Politicians in Harrisburg come and go, and political majorities shift over time. But one enduring constant no matter who’s in power is a reflexive inclination to shi...

As part of our Sunshine Week celebration to recognize the importance of open records and government transparency, The Daily Review wants to help you understand the Freedom of Information Act.