Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing ever darker, and the clouds are spreading throughout the United States. From March 16-22, 2025, the ...

The Sunshine State is now egregiously backsliding into a pit in which ethical lapses are winked at and progressive legislation requiring ethics in government is vetoed.

Sometimes I wonder where we’d be if not for Kentucky’s “sunshine laws,” which pertain to the Open Records and Open Meetings acts. Both are meant to provide transparency and public access ...

The state said the documents were exempt from the Sunshine Law because they were related to ongoing litigation, but Beetem disagreed. “These are prime examples of open records the Sunshine Law ...

As we celebrate Sunshine Week, the work done by Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald staff to uncover issues with insurance companies in Florida can serve as a good example of how a free press can make a ...

Ward 4 Councilman Chris Leuckel, who cited "open and transparent council meetings" as one of his goals on his campaign website a few years ago, said stricter Sunshine Law compliance has "inhibited ...

The Missouri legislature is subject to the state’s open records law, meaning the public can request their official communications. But nothing stops lawmakers from deleting those records before that ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — An appeals court Wednesday said a School Board textbook committee violated the state open-government Sunshine Law but a committee that reviewed school library books did not.

March 16-22 is Sunshine Week, a time to celebrate — and defend — state and federal open records laws that ensure the public's right to information.

As we celebrate Sunshine Week, the work done by Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald staff to uncover issues with insurance companies in Florida can serve as a good example of how a free press can make a ...

"These are prime examples of open records the Sunshine Law was intended to allow the public to access," Beetem wrote in his September ruling, calling the records "indisputably open." ...