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For a century, the Albuquerque Journal has battled for transparency, protecting public records and helping found the NM ...

Catherine Herridge, a former Fox News reporter, was held in civil contempt by a lower court after she refused to reveal her ...

Sorry, but senators should reject this entire disreputable measure and put the kibosh on these anti-democratic efforts.

A bill that would have charged some people high fees to secure records from California public agencies was scaled back.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed over 900 bills and vetoed more than 500 during her first term. Hobbs holds the state ...

The bill would allow a government agency to petition a court if it believed a request for documents was made with “malicious ...

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State Sen. Rosemary Brown proposes limiting large-scale campuses to industrial areas while requiring more information on ...

A federal judge in Kansas has blocked enforcement of a new state law set to take effect Wednesday that regulates proxy ...

A bill making its way through the California Legislature would make public records less public. It's a bad fix for an unclear ...