Beginning May 1, court documents for the Supreme Court of Illinois and the state's five appellate courts will be free and ...

From jawboning universities to investigating journalists, the administration is straining free-speech rights, experts say.

The Illinois Supreme Court has announced that people will soon be able to view court records online for free. This change ...

US president defends key security official after journalist says he was added to group chat about air strikes.

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.

Sunshine Week ends Saturday, we want to remind all of our readers of the importance of a free and independent press — the kind involving reporters across ...

Government agencies in Colorado are making it harder for the public to access public records and follow open meeting laws, ...

No Missouri law is more important to holding government accountable than the state’s Sunshine Law. As a newspaper editor, I ...

Ed Stafman said the bill “would restore transparency and open government in the executive branch to what it has consistently been for at least 50 years.” ...

Ohio's ineffective dog laws failed many lucky enough to survive a mauling. They often result in years of surgeries, PTSD and ...

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said in his ruling that the public could potentially be “irreparably harmed” by any “indefinite delay” of records requested of DOGE by the public watchdog group ...

Lawmakers exempted themselves from part of the open-meetings law after two of their colleagues sued them for allegedly violating that law. The changes were defended as necessary to allow lawmakers to ...