What's your dragon attack plan? Freedom of Information Acts are a powerful transparency tool between governments and constituents. But they can also yield to some pretty freaky inquiries–as we found out Saturday when an organization of local governments representing more than 350 councils in England and Wales released a list of the most unusual requests they had received so far this year read more ...

Now — from the minister who saved the government $15 billion without telling Parliament what he cut; the policy-maker who eliminated Canada's information-laden census and chopped Statistics Canada's budget by $30 million; the MP who siphoned $50 million out of a border security fund to build band shells and gazebos in his riding — comes Tony Clement's latest initiative: a "new action plan on open government." read more ...

A conservative legal group on Monday plans to file a lawsuit alleging that the White House’s tight control over document requests has led to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) violations by 12 federal agencies. Cause of Action said the agencie ...

Attorney Dioné Carroll filed a Freedom of Information Act request, also known as an FOIA, earlier this month on behalf of a group of residents seeking more explanation as to the cost and timeline of the possible Hitchcock Parkway expansion pro ...

As custodians of public records, legislators should realize that not all constituent communications are exempt from production under CORA. Only constituent communications that were made with an expectation of confidentiality may be withheld ...

Whether an outside review of Aurora's emergency response to the theater shooting two years ago should be released to the public was at the heart of a hearing in Arapahoe County District Court ...

A recent email sent out by a Berthoud trustee apparently violated Colorado Open Meetings Law by discussing public business prior to a scheduled board meeting ...

It's against Colorado law for elected officials to create public policy in secret. One might think that simple respect for the law would be enough to keep elected representatives from sidestepping public disclosure. But sometimes the wrath of constituents is a more potent force ...

Hundreds of emails obtained by The Pueblo Chieftain call into question whether three Pueblo City Council members violated a law governing open meetings by discussing a trash-collection plan away from public view ...

City Councilman Chris Kaufman resigned his at-large seat Tuesday, one day after he sat through a long dressing-down from city residents who came to Monday’s council meeting angry about emails between Kaufman, two other council members and a Pueblo County official ...