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A judge found Fort Smith violated the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act after hiring a candidate charged with felony stalking. The fallout exposes deep cracks in transparency and oversight.

West Virginia legislators are moving to exempt themselves from FOIA. If passed, the bill would end public accountability in the Mountain State.

Legislators have passed over 1,100 exemptions to Florida’s Sunshine Law. From Dale Earnhardt’s 2001 autopsy to the governor’s travel plans, the public are left in the dark.

If approved by voters, the measure would create a commission to help citizens request government records and penalize agencies that fail to comply with those requests.