Kansas bill to exempt all police videos from disclosure dies It's one of two bills to fail this session that would have set severe restrictions on the public release of Kansas law enforcement video footage. Jun 17, 2016
Louisiana body camera footage disclosure bill moves to governor The bill would shield police body camera footage from public disclosure if law enforcement believes it would "violate an individual’s reasonable expectation of privacy." Jun 6, 2016
Oklahoma bill to create central open records portal stalls due to IT concerns The legislation to move all public records requests to an online portal is running out of time to make it to Gov. Mary Fallin. May 16, 2016
Body camera bills explode in popularity among state lawmakers in 2015 State legislatures saw a massive increase in the number of bills introduced governing body cameras, particularly those relating to open records laws. Dec 29, 2015 By Alex Koma
States flunk push for open data — report An investigation by the Center for Public Integrity found that few states made significant government information available in easily usable formats. Nov 12, 2015
Florida Legislature mulls bill to promote cybersecurity secrecy A new bill in the Florida Senate would exempt information about cyberattacks from public records laws, but some worry the legislation is too broad. Nov 5, 2015
Florida news outlets fight governor on open government News outlets in the Sunshine State are taking aim at Gov. Rick Scott over the controversial handling of records from several parts in his tenure. Feb 25, 2015