ASHEVILLE - The city of Asheville launched a new public records request portal July 1. The new JustFOIA system is available ...

Louisiana's public records laws, enacted in 1940, were put in place to ensure that public documents are open to public view. The law allows anyone the ability to request and review documents.

Crime stats disappear from public view amid LAPD records system overhaul. LAPD headquarters on 1st Street in downtown Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times) By Libor Jany.

Nearly 70% of investigative journalists in the U.S. reported “limited access to records or sources” as their greatest barrier in doing accountability journalism, according to a survey from the ...