The Springfield News-Leader writes about Attorney General Chris Koster’s determination last week that the Department of Natural Resources didn’t violate the state’s open records law when it withheld E coli. results from the Lake of the Ozarks because no one specifically…

Missouri Capitol Police are citing a terrorism exemption to prevent the Springfield News-Leader from obtaining surveillance video from the state Capitol.

According to the story in the News-Leader, “the newspaper sought to inspect archived video footage during various dates in June from cameras…

The Peculiar, Mo., Board of Aldermen is facing accusations that it violated Missouri’s Sunshine Law after the board allegedly talked in a closed session about an across-the-board pay cut for city workers.

According to the Cass County Democrat Missourian, Peculiar City…

Sometimes I just don’t understand why public records cost so much when the public wants to get a copy of them.

We recently asked for a copy of a Kirkwood police arrest report. There was a conviction so there’s no question…

The Missouri House voted 159-0 today to strengthen the state’s Sunshine Law, the Missouri Press Association reports. The measure, House Bill 316, now goes to the Senate.

One of the changes in the bill is requiring five days notice of a…

The Sunshine law in Missouri would be strengthened under House Bill 316, which was approved by the House Rules Committee yesterday, 11-0.

The measure, sponsored by Rep. Tim Jones (R-Eureka), would:

–Require governmental bodies to include information about the general discussions that…