Legislature Public records bill advances out of committee The bill will move to the Senate floor where its sponsor will look to have more success than last year. Patrick DarringtonApril 11, 2024
Featured Opinion How Alabama’s open records laws (don’t) work A website that tracks open records requests shows how Alabama's impotent laws can be manipulated to deter citizen access. Josh MoonMay 26, 2023
State Ivey orders state agencies to establish public records pages Every state agency will be required to have a public records page, and will not be allowed to charge per-page fees on electronic documents. Jacob HolmesJanuary 27, 2023
Courts Merrill to appeal voter list ruling; federal judge denies fee request The case originated when Merrill refused to provide voter lists that a federal court deemed public records. Josh MoonNovember 1, 2022