The idea that government should be transparent is not a new thing in our nation. It has been of fundamental importance to us as a free people. Indeed, Thomas Jefferson said at the founding of the ...

According to a report from the Public Sector Network, in a 2024 survey, there are approximately 15% of Americans who believe the government was transparent to the public. The Sunshine Law helps people ...

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An inmate lays on a bed in a jail cell. The panel established by Gov. Mike Kehoe to write rules for how long people who break the law must stay in prison may be violating the law itself by meeting in ...

City government needs to make changes in how it communicates with the public and the news media to ensure greater transparency and build trust within the community, the Kansas City Auditor’s Office ...

NEW BLOOMFIELD, Missouri -- Elected officials can disclose what happens in closed-door meetings. But code of conduct ordinances surfacing around the state suggest they shouldn't. "If you allow ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Lola Tung is back with her boys, and looking pretty as ever. On Wednesday night, The Summer I Turned ...

The Lower Paxton Township Board of Supervisors unanimously voted this week to terminate its consulting agreement with former township manager Bradley Gotshall amid community backlash over decisions ...

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At the tail end of the legislative session, a judicial nomination bill was passed that advocates say would make Connecticut’s judicial nomination process the most transparent in the nation. The ...

Sunlight is starting to break through at the Capitol in the final month of the Texas legislative session. Open government measures have won passage in the House with bipartisan support, and more House ...

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