University of Wyoming

Wyoming Public Records Act

The Legislature of the State of Wyoming enacted the Wyoming Public Records Act (W.S. §16-4-201 through 16-4-205) in order to provide the public with access to public records, books, and files of state ...
Seattle Times

Here’s what you need to know about the Public Records Act bill

Newspapers across Washington state made history with front-page editorials. Twitter went berserk. Phone calls and emails, meanwhile, flooded Gov. Jay Inslee’s office in record-breaking quantities. But ...
JD Supra

How A Public Records Act Request Can Be Better Than A Subpoena Duces Tecum

The California counterpart to the Freedom of Information Act (aka FOIA) is the Public Records Act, Government Code Section 6250 et seq. In a recent unpublished decision, the Court of Appeal succinctly ...
The Olympian

Bipartisan bills introduced to WA legislature to limit public records lawsuits

Senate and House lawmakers introduced new bipartisan legislation Wednesday to limit the ability of the public to sue the Legislature and other government agencies for violations of the Public Records ...

Gubernatorial candidates are split on proposed overhaul of R.I. public records law

Senator Louis DiPalma’s bill would make 48 changes to the state’s Access to Public Records Act, addressing everything from ...
Sacramento Bee

CA city sues its own councilman, accusing him of withholding records

The city of Paso Robles is suing its own councilmember in what may be a “first of its kind” lawsuit to compel Chris Bausch to comply with the California Public Records Act. In its frank and detailed ...
Sacramento Bee

How transparent is California government? A public records law is ‘failing’

Advocates and agencies cite the Public Records Act as an core obstacle. Surge in public records requests strains county staff and digital infrastructure. California counties seek reforms, balancing ...
KOAT Albuquerque

Albuquerque pays millions for failing to comply with public records requests

NO CHARGES WERE EVER FILED. WELL, NEW MEXICO HAS A LAW THAT ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE ALMOST ANY DOCUMENT OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT. IT’S CALLED THE INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS ACT. AND TONIGHT, A TARGET 7 ...
The Olympian

WA lawmakers consider limiting the legal action people seeking public records can take

Friday marked the first cutoff date in the Washington State Legislature since the session began in mid-January. Bills that had been introduced by lawmakers this year had to be passed out of executive ...
KUOW

Is Washington state's public records act losing its power?

Public records belong to the people. That was the argument made in 1972 that spurred the Washington Public Records Act into law, opening virtually every government document to the public. But that law ...
Purdue University

Public Records Requests

IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE INDIANA PUBLIC ACCESS COUNSELOR, ALL PUBLIC RECORD REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO [email protected] DUE TO ...