Visiting trustee challenges Medina Township’s support for law limiting public records access

With 177 unfulfilled records requests piling up, officials are backing legislation that critics say could make it easier to ...
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Are Bankruptcies Public Record? | Finance Strategists

Bankruptcy records are generally considered to be public records. This means that anyone can access bankruptcy records, including creditors, lenders, employers, and members of the public. Bankruptcy ...
The Marshall Project

Public Records Shed Light on the Justice System — But it Can Be a Battle to Get Them

Last year, The Marshall Project, along with St. Louis Public Radio and APM Reports, won the Brechner Freedom of Information ...
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Port: The importance of the press and the public record

MINOT — When it comes to the public's access to public records, our laws put a lot of trust in our public servants who serve as the stewards of those records. When you're requesting information, you ...
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One man is bombarding Bexar County with public record requests. Here's why.

Joseph Brantley sits in front of glowing twin monitors, his black cat Oscar curled up next to his keyboard, and gets to work. On one screen is a Dropbox folder and a Facebook page. On the other is ...

Albuquerque faces surge in public records requests for police body camera footage

Albuquerque faces surge in public records requests for police body camera footage ...

‘One of the worst offenders’: Why it’s hard to get public records from the Mass. State Police

The State Police are “one of the worst offenders when it comes to the Massachusetts public records law,” said Justin ...
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State law says public records have to be provided 'as promptly as possible.' What does that actually mean?

While local government communications are public, cities vary widely in how they fulfill the legal obligation to make them ...