Rhonda Hall has spent her life and career in Accomack County on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Her career there began 36 years ago ...

The original Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of 1966—the law under which many of those redacted documents are obtained—was the "product of years of slow campaigning by a network of ...

It passed Congress late last year, with President Bush signing it into law Dec. 31. One provision created an ombudsman to mediate FOIA disputes. Another dealt with attorney’s fees. In the past few ...

FOIA laws allow the public to access information about the government by obtaining a range of records, from officials' communications to police reports. State and local offices are already subject ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Task Force has voted to support a bill filed by Senator ...

Accountability systems should reflect the prodigious influence these companies have over our lives. Laura Manley is the ...

Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) generally provides access to records created by public agencies (including ...

Many legislators who support reforms to the federal Freedom of Information Act hold leadership positions in the new Congress. From… Many legislators who support reforms to the federal Freedom of ...

On July 1, a change to the Freedom of Information Act law allowed the board to hold the hearing privately, before coming out into a public session to take official action. “It totally vindicated ...

In its settlement, the board acknowledged it violated the FOIA law, but contended the infractions were not intended. The panel also promised to follow the rules in the future, and agreed to pay th ...