Want to find out how much money your mayor makes? How about a copy of that building permit for the large structure going up ...

This is an opinion column. The City of Troy has invented a new exception to the Alabama Open Records Act, the law that allows citizens to request public documents from state and local governments ...

Critics said our current law lets agencies off the hook by denying requests for public records or delaying the process. People do, however, have a right to view and get copies of public records.

(AP) — The Alabama Senate on Thursday advanced legislation aimed at strengthening the state’s weak open records law by setting deadlines to respond to requests to view public documents.

A new Alabama law known as SB63 goes into effect on June first. It’s a mandatory DNA and fingerprint collection law for ...

Alabama law says citizens have a right to inspect and copy public records, but a state senator proposing to rewrite the law says the statute is “toothless.” An Alabama Senate committee has ...

The bill, sponsored by State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), would replace existing law with a new Alabama Public Records Act. The act would establish procedures for requesting public records from ...

The law gives public officials 45 days for “time-intensive” records requests. The law exempts the judicial branch from of the open records statute. The Alabama Press Association and Alabama ...

“It’s intended to harass that public official or any individual, which this new Alabama law covers ... malicious intent. This law also allows public officials to withdraw certain personal information ...

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate on Thursday ... at strengthening the state's weak open records law by setting deadlines to respond to requests to view public documents.