Times Union

State watchdog finds room for improvement with records requests

ALBANY — A state government watchdog found that some state agencies are responding to Freedom of Information Law requests, but improvements can be made to increase transparency and decrease barriers ...

To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots

Experts say the new policy, which ditches software that automatically captured text messages, opens ample room for both ...
Hoodline

Washington State AG's Office Launches New Public Records and Open Government Unit to Boost Transparency

Washington State AG Office creates a Public Records and Open Government Unit and seeks a Chief Transparency Counsel.

AGO, state agencies clash over ‘best practices’ for public records responses

The Washington State Attorney General’s Office’s efforts to modify “best practices” for responding to public records requests ...
KSL

Transparency delayed: Utah's public records appeals now take twice as long

Utah's newly formed Government Records Office was designed to streamline the state's public records appeals process.
Cleveland Scene

Cleveland City Council Staffer Accused of Improperly Accessing Public Records Prompts Outside Investigation

City Council President Blaine Griffin was quick to defend colleague Steven Rys, who was accused publicly by the Bibb administration of improperly—and maybe illegally—downloading sensitive public ...
WRIC

City of Richmond pilots FOIA Reading Room with records from water crisis

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The City of Richmond has announced that it will pilot a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Room with records pertaining to the water crisis. The act allows the public to ...