In most states, the only meaningful option for residents to resolve complaints about agencies wrongfully withholding public records is to file costly lawsuits.
A nationwide review of procedures found complicated, varying systems for resolving open government disputes that often put the burden of enforcing transparency laws on private citizens.
PHOENIX (AP) — A nationwide review of procedures by The Associated Press and CNHI News revealed a patchwork of complicated systems for resolving open government disputes that often put the