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Sen. Mike Henderson said the bill protects farmers’ privacy. Public information advocates and environmental groups worry about the loss of transparency.

In its second lawsuit against the KCKPD since 2021, Roc Nation claims the police and the Unified Government have “stonewalled” a public records request it made last November.

A Cole County judge on Tuesday ordered the Missouri Department of Social Services to pay more than $115,000 in legal fees and a $5,000 penalty for “knowingly and purposefully” violating the state’s open records law.

Sunshine Week, observed each year in mid-March, aims to shine a national spotlight on these regulations that entitle Americans to information about government at all levels.

For the second year in a row, state lawmakers are trying to exempt many of their records from public scrutiny.A bill, sponsored by Sen. Ed Emery, R-Lamar,…

A judge has ruled that Missouri Auditor Nichole Galloway did not violate the state's open records law after a conservative nonprofit sought records from…

A circuit judge has ruled that Missouri violated open records laws by refusing to disclose the pharmacies that make the state's execution drug.Cole County…

One of the state’s most aggressive groups when it comes to recording Missouri Senate hearings has had enough with some senators saying no.Liberal watchdog…

A federal appeals court has ruled that course syllabi are exempt from Missouri's open records law because they are the intellectual property of faculty…

Sunday was the start of "Sunshine Week," a time to celebrate the idea of open government and open records. But in Missouri, you might want to hold off...