When are you most forthcoming with life updates? And when are you the most transparent about exactly what those updates are? For most folks—show of hands, please—it's when things are going well.

When are you most forthcoming with life updates? And when are you the most transparent about exactly what those updates are? For most folks — show of hands, please — it’s when things are going well.

What is the definition of transparency? Of course, transparency means that something can be seen through. When we talk about transparency in government, we mean that citizens must be able to "see ...

Transparency is vital to our democratic system of government. It promotes good government, spurring those in power into better practice. Even when what is revealed is pretty revolting, transparency ...

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr., no matter the topic, rarely misses the opportunity to tout the “transparency” of his administration. The latest drumroll came earlier this week at a Government House press ...

As a devastating wildfire burned through a Maui town, killing more than 100 people, emergency management employees traded dozens of text messages, creating a record that would later help investigators ...

Who is harassing good City of High Springs employees? Most of what follows is from my observations at City meetings, from my opinions and conclusions, and from supporting documentation. I believe that ...

The Michigan State Police demanded $6.8 million to process a Freedom of Information Act request from my organization in 2009. A federal inspector general had flagged problems with the agency’s ...

When people talk about transparency in government finance, they usually mean better reporting standards in integrity, speed, and security. But the deeper problem in the United States is more ...

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 ...