The public-records fight behind the battle over James Brown’s will (UPDATED) December 15, 2014 By Corey Hutchins Journalist Sue Summer will get to make her case for documents before state Supreme Court
#FergusonNext asks readers: What now? December 15, 2014 By Deron Lee Guardian, Post-Dispatch, and other outlets team up for a “solution-based” collaboration
Ohio lawmakers are about to decide on a big execution secrecy bill (UPDATED) December 11, 2014 By Corey Hutchins Media organizations join with unlikely bedfellows to oppose the measure
Casting a critical eye on Rick Perry’s border deployment December 11, 2014 By Richard Parker What was the mission for the Texas National Guard? Was it accomplished? Time for reporters to take stock
Meet the reporter who broke Philadelphia’s civil forfeiture story–two years ago December 10, 2014 By Anna Clark Isaiah Thompson delivered local investigative reporting with impact
Connecticut paper challenges a prior restraint order December 5, 2014 By Jonathan Peters State judge has vacated his own ruling, but Law Tribune presses for “clear guidance”
Westword investigation catches Colorado cops–and local media–in a tough spot (UPDATED) December 5, 2014 By Corey Hutchins Denver’s alt-weekly chronicles drug busts gone bad in a small town
A proposal to weaken Illinois’ open-records law fails–for now December 4, 2014 By Rui Kaneya Transparency coalition helps defeat changes, though lawmakers also increase some FOIA fees
The Tennessean pushes for better healthcare December 1, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman How one reporter helps readers see the effect of government policy on real people
Statehouse staffing is down, but it’s not all doom and gloom in Springfield November 26, 2014 By Rui Kaneya Veteran reporters say the press corps can still sniff out big stories in the Illinois capitol building
My take: The end of an era in Tampa November 21, 2014 By Susannah Nesmith The Tampa Bay Times and Tampa Tribune say goodbye to talented journalists
A timeline of the #pointergate TV station’s defense (Updated) November 21, 2014 By Corey Hutchins There’s doubling down, there’s tripling down, and then there’s what KSTP is doing
Texas reporters fight for access to fracking facts November 20, 2014 By Priscila Mosqueda State regulators put barriers between journalists and scientists, reporters say
How two Florida reporters ‘watchdogged’ misuse of the state’s open-records law November 19, 2014 By Jonathan Peters Case highlights the media’s interest in monitoring how FOI laws are used
Why Wyoming’s press association is worried about a state privacy amendment November 18, 2014 By Corey Hutchins Fear that public officials would exploit a new right to conceal embarrassing information
