The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — One resignation has created a domino effect that will result in new leadership at a pair of ...

When Hoosiers have questions about whether their public officials are following the state's public records and open meeting laws, they can turn to Indiana's public access counselor to investigate the ...

Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would require state and local governments to notify all their contractors — including subcontractors — when they make a preliminary or final payment for ...

Money and government have made headlines, from federal cuts, to state budget reform. A group of students at the University of Central Oklahoma won a national competition that focuses on government ...

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 ...

Alabama House Democrats are proposing several bills related to government efficiency and transparency, including legislation initially called the 'DOGE' Act but has since been changed to the ...

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 ...

This working paper by Transparency International examines how countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean approach the digital disclosure of political party and ...

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.

Berlin — As governments gather in Doha for the 11th Conference of the States Parties (CoSP11) to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), Transparency International is calling on them to prove ...