In the United States, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) affords members of the public the right to request records from the government and attend government meetings. Passed in 1967, the act ...

To remind us all of the importance of open records, Right to Know Law and government conducting business in the bright light of day, a classic Trib editorial: Sunshine Week is an annual March ...

Amid all the St. Patrick’s Day planning and coverage last week, we let slip celebrating an important observance in our profession: March 12 through 18, 2023, was Sunshine Week – which is not at all ...

It’s long past time to close a gaping loophole in the Massachusetts public records law: an exemption that allows the Legislature to conduct much of its business in secret. State agencies as well as ...

Listening to The 5th Dimension, the popular R&B group from the ‘60s and ‘70s, it’s impossible not to recognize the band’s beautiful sense of depth and the member’s lush harmonies. Together, the ...

Summer in Alaska! Don’t you just love the sunshine? Someone who obviously does not like sunshine is Anchorage Police Chief designee Bianca Cross, who appears to be failing her first big test in that ...

Sunshine Week, observed each year in mid-March, aims to shine a national spotlight on these regulations that entitle Americans to information about government at all levels. In the United States, the ...