Git isn't hard to learn, and when you combine Git and GitHub, you've just made the learning process significantly easier. This two-hour Git and GitHub video tutorial shows you how to get started with ...

A judge heard arguments over a lawsuit that claims the city of Clemson violated the Freedom of Information Act while discussing and voting on a controversial student housing development last year.

A graduate research project is raising questions about how longstanding transparency laws may be creating unintended risks for homeland security in the digital age. In her thesis, Leaving the FOIA ...

The state of Michigan is using contracted artificial intelligence software to respond to some Freedom of Information Act requests — in ways that do not appear to comply with state law. The Detroit ...

It’s one of the fundamental rights put forth by the U.S. Constitution. Heck, it’s in the First Amendment. Here’s what it says: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or ...

Cities across Hampton Roads processed thousands of public records requests in 2025 from residents, reporters and others who sought information from local governments. Virginia’s Freedom of Information ...

“Hello, the FOIA office has been placed on admin leave and is unable to respond to any emails.” This was how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention responded by email this past spring to a ...

Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned. Since January, DHS leaders have ...

Boasting wide, bipartisan support from Michiganders, transparency in government runs on the behind-the-scenes, often invisible, work of public servants working for local municipalities. The Freedom of ...

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(From left) Owen McCarthy, Alex Walters and Theo Scheer, student journalists at The State Press, Michigan State University's student newspaper. (Photo by Amalia Medina) This article was originally ...

An ongoing battle between a Holly resident and the village has now reached federal court after a lawsuit was filed last week. Anna Matson filed the suit on Feb. 16 in U.S. District Court named the ...