Oct. 17—The city of Joplin demonstrated appropriate diligence in arranging a briefing for officials and staff on the details of the Missouri Open Meetings and Open Records Law on Wednesday. Jay Turner ...

The Arkansas House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill that would amend the state's Freedom of Information Act to allow local officials, along with their attorney, to discuss some economic ...

Local governments in Bartholomew County say they have been preparing for new rules requiring public meetings to be live-streamed and archived that are set to take effect next month. Starting July 1, ...

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — Governor Kathy Hochul called a special session of the legislature for three reasons: to extend the state’s eviction moratorium, confirm cannabis management officials and to change ...

In the waning hours of this year’s legislative session, a major change to Minnesota’s Open Meeting Law was passed. The original bill that carried the change had only one Senate hearing, was discussed ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Water Board is coming under fire for a lack of transparency in how it conducts its meetings. The NY State Committee on Open Government in Albany in a letter to 2 On Your ...

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The Stillwater school board violated the state’s open meeting law when a fourth board member joined a committee meeting in August, according to an advisory opinion issued Friday. Carl Blondin, a local ...

Nov. 22—TRIPP, S.D. — A Tripp city councilman's complaint regarding an August meeting in which the city's police chief's resignation was accepted will be heard by South Dakota's Open Meetings ...

The Murfreesboro City Council violated the state Sunshine Law by failing to provide adequate public notice in meeting privately with attorneys before Rob Lyons resigned as city manager in December, an ...