State law allows anyone to ask for public records, but the average Nevadan probably has no idea how to do it. The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s “What Are They Hiding?” initiative, which debuted last week ...

The Nevada attorney general’s office took months to produce public records that the state’s other constitutional offices promptly released, raising questions about why the state’s top law enforcement ...

This story was updated at 9:55 a.m. Wednesday to include additional information. As of Tuesday, the Columbus Division of Police's public records office now charges $37 per hour for video public ...

Joseph Brantley sits in front of glowing twin monitors, his black cat Oscar curled up next to his keyboard, and gets to work. On one screen is a Dropbox folder and a Facebook page. On the other is ...

The federal government — no matter the administration in charge — has always had issues fulfilling public records requests in a timely manner. But the recent firings of staff responsible for handling ...

Government watchdog groups say they will challenge the Trump administration’s decision to put the initiative under the Presidential Records Act, which shields its work from public disclosure. By Minho ...

The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, is likely subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal judge ruled Monday, noting that the newly formed department had been ...

A group of bills moving through the Louisiana Legislature would make massive changes to the state's public records law, potentially making it more difficult to request government records and blocking ...

Indiana state and local government workers are being targeted by a phishing scam disguised as public records requests. The fraudulent emails often request records be uploaded to a provided hyperlink.