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Forward Kentucky: Officials can hide texts, emails on private devices from records requests, state Supreme Court rules. “The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that emails and text messages created by public officials on private devices are not public records, a decision that a dissenting supreme court justice fears could destroy ‘the public’s right to know what its government is doing.'”

Reuters: Historians, watchdog group sue Trump to preserve White House records. “The American Historical Association and ‌American Oversight on Monday asked the federal court in Washington to declare the nearly 50-year-old Presidential Records Act to be lawful ​and to bar federal agencies from relying on the Justice Department’s legal memo that deemed it illegal. The lawsuit also asked the […]

Reuters: Historians, watchdog group sue Trump to preserve White House records. “The American Historical Association and ‌American Oversight on Monday asked the federal court in Washington to declare the nearly 50-year-old Presidential Records Act to be lawful ​and to bar federal agencies from relying on the Justice Department’s legal memo that deemed it illegal. The lawsuit also asked the […]

Reuters: Historians, watchdog group sue Trump to preserve White House records. “The American Historical Association and ‌American Oversight on Monday asked the federal court in Washington to declare the nearly 50-year-old Presidential Records Act to be lawful ​and to bar federal agencies from relying on the Justice Department’s legal memo that deemed it illegal. The lawsuit also asked the […]

Reuters: Historians, watchdog group sue Trump to preserve White House records. “The American Historical Association and ‌American Oversight on Monday asked the federal court in Washington to declare the nearly 50-year-old Presidential Records Act to be lawful ​and to bar federal agencies from relying on the Justice Department’s legal memo that deemed it illegal. The lawsuit also asked the […]

Reuters: Historians, watchdog group sue Trump to preserve White House records. “The American Historical Association and ‌American Oversight on Monday asked the federal court in Washington to declare the nearly 50-year-old Presidential Records Act to be lawful ​and to bar federal agencies from relying on the Justice Department’s legal memo that deemed it illegal. The lawsuit also asked the […]

Axios: Exclusive: Trump’s DOJ says he’s not required to turn over official records. “President Trump’s Justice Department has concluded that a federal law requiring presidential records to be turned over to the government is unconstitutional, a senior White House official tells Axios.”

New York State Library: Scanning with FamilySearch. “The NYS Library is working with Family Search International, a global nonprofit genealogy organization, to expand access to some of the New York’s most important ancestry records and historical collections. Since January 2026, Mark and Lynne Hamp, a retired couple from Utah, have been hard at work […]

Maine Morning Star: Maine judicial branch says it will move all courts to online records by February 2027. “Maine’s court system expects to complete its long transition from paper to digital records by next February, according to a press release Thursday from the judicial branch.”

ProPublica: ProPublica Wins Lawsuit Over Access to Court Records in U.S. Navy Cases. “The Navy is no longer allowed to shroud its criminal trials in secrecy and must provide public access to hearings and records, a federal judge ruled last month. The order, the result of a yearslong lawsuit filed by ProPublica, forces the service for the first time to more closely mirror the transparency […]

CalMatters: These public documents are hidden from view. Two California lawmakers want to change that. “Two California lawmakers are trying to open up legislative documents that are technically public records, but difficult for even the most seasoned Capitol insiders to access. The documents are letters registered lobbyists and advocacy groups send the Legislature to support or oppose bills. […]

CalMatters: These public documents are hidden from view. Two California lawmakers want to change that. “Two California lawmakers are trying to open up legislative documents that are technically public records, but difficult for even the most seasoned Capitol insiders to access. The documents are letters registered lobbyists and advocacy groups send the Legislature to support or oppose bills. […]

CalMatters: These public documents are hidden from view. Two California lawmakers want to change that. “Two California lawmakers are trying to open up legislative documents that are technically public records, but difficult for even the most seasoned Capitol insiders to access. The documents are letters registered lobbyists and advocacy groups send the Legislature to support or oppose bills. […]

CalMatters: These public documents are hidden from view. Two California lawmakers want to change that. “Two California lawmakers are trying to open up legislative documents that are technically public records, but difficult for even the most seasoned Capitol insiders to access. The documents are letters registered lobbyists and advocacy groups send the Legislature to support or oppose bills. […]

CalMatters: These public documents are hidden from view. Two California lawmakers want to change that. “Two California lawmakers are trying to open up legislative documents that are technically public records, but difficult for even the most seasoned Capitol insiders to access. The documents are letters registered lobbyists and advocacy groups send the Legislature to support or oppose bills. […]

Tampa Free Press: California’s Epic Record-Keeping Fail: Nearly Half Million Criminal Cases Not Properly Reported. “The Los Angeles County Superior Court quietly disclosed that nearly half a million criminal cases dating back to 1965 were never properly reported to the state due to a ‘technical error.'”

Massachusetts Unseals Records of Abuse of Disabled People in State Institutions

https://murica.website/2026/03/massachusetts-unseals-records-of-abuse-of-disabled-people-in-state-institutions/

VT Digger: Corporate requests for public records are weighing down already burdened town officials in Vermont . “The town is spending more and more time fielding requests from companies that aren’t based in Vermont but that collect and sell its public information for a profit, she said. There’s little or nothing illegal, Marshall acknowledged, about what those companies are doing. But she […]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Who owns Pa.’s digitized history? We’re a step closer to an answer. “On Wednesday, Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court heard legal arguments in the case, in which a New York City-based professional genealogist faces off with a little-known but important state agency, as well as online genealogy giant Ancestry. The latter is a private company used by millions of […]

Chicago City Clerk: Valencia preserves Chicago history with 800 newly digitized City Council audio recordings now available to the public. “Chicagoans now have an opportunity to take a deeper dive into the history of their city government as Clerk Anna Valencia will announce the launch of a webpage with more than 800 newly digitized audio recordings at 12:00 p.m. today during a panel discussion […]

Chicago City Clerk: Valencia preserves Chicago history with 800 newly digitized City Council audio recordings now available to the public. “Chicagoans now have an opportunity to take a deeper dive into the history of their city government as Clerk Anna Valencia will announce the launch of a webpage with more than 800 newly digitized audio recordings at 12:00 p.m. today during a panel discussion […]

Chicago City Clerk: Valencia preserves Chicago history with 800 newly digitized City Council audio recordings now available to the public. “Chicagoans now have an opportunity to take a deeper dive into the history of their city government as Clerk Anna Valencia will announce the launch of a webpage with more than 800 newly digitized audio recordings at 12:00 p.m. today during a panel discussion […]

Chicago City Clerk: Valencia preserves Chicago history with 800 newly digitized City Council audio recordings now available to the public. “Chicagoans now have an opportunity to take a deeper dive into the history of their city government as Clerk Anna Valencia will announce the launch of a webpage with more than 800 newly digitized audio recordings at 12:00 p.m. today during a panel discussion […]

Chicago City Clerk: Valencia preserves Chicago history with 800 newly digitized City Council audio recordings now available to the public. “Chicagoans now have an opportunity to take a deeper dive into the history of their city government as Clerk Anna Valencia will announce the launch of a webpage with more than 800 newly digitized audio recordings at 12:00 p.m. today during a panel discussion […]

The Sun (Malaysia): Malaysia launches digital archive of British colonial records for public access. “The National Archives of Malaysia launches a digital collection of British Colonial Office records, offering over 1.1 million pages for historical research.”

Unsealed cabinet records from 1995 reveals government spend on poker machines

A trove of unsealed cabinet records from 1995 reveals internal government discussions that led to an explosion in…
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Genealogy à la carte: Provincial Archives of New Brunswick releases digitized Crown land grant records collection. “The New Brunswick Land Grants web section contains information on more than 55,000 individuals and corporate bodies who acquired Crown land between 1784 and 2007. The quality of even the oldest documents is very good, and they are easy to download.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/28/genealogy-a-la-carte-provincial-archives-of-new-brunswick-releases-digitized-crown-land-grant-records-collection/

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Oversight Committee Releases Epstein Records Provided by the Department of Justice. “Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released 33,295 pages of Epstein-related records that were provided by the U.S. Department of Justice. On August 5, Chairman Comer issued a subpoena for records related to Mr. Jeffrey Epstein, and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/03/house-committee-on-oversight-and-government-reform-oversight-committee-releases-epstein-records-provided-by-the-department-of-justice/

New York State Archives: New York State Archives Awards $4.9 Million In Local Government Records Management Grants. “The New York State Archives today announced that $4.9 million has been awarded to 80 local governments, school districts, and educational institutions across the state to improve records management systems, better preserve documents, and serve the public. The Local Government […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/22/new-york-state-archives-new-york-state-archives-awards-4-9-million-in-local-government-records-management-grants/

The Marshall Project: Journalists: How to Get Records the Criminal Justice System Doesn’t Want You to Have. “This toolkit will walk you through essential research methods used by Marshall Project Staff Writer Alysia Santo that will help make your requests as strategic and detailed as possible. And if you’re working on a records-heavy criminal justice story, you can request a consultation […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/19/journalists-how-to-get-records-the-criminal-justice-system-doesnt-want-you-to-have-the-marshall-project/

KSTP: Hennepin County refuses to release public records related to attack on state lawmakers. “Hennepin County is refusing to hand over information related to the attack on state lawmakers that the public has a right to see. The 911 call made from inside the Hoffman home has been described as a critical factor in stopping the attack.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/09/kstp-hennepin-county-refuses-to-release-public-records-related-to-attack-on-state-lawmakers/

Sarajevo Times: Srebrenica Memorial Center receives Hague Archival Documents. “… the Memorial Center has received a complete digital archive of all publicly available judicial materials of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) related to the Srebrenica genocide. This is the first time that all cases – including verdicts, transcripts, evidence and audiovisual […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/07/sarajevo-times-srebrenica-memorial-center-receives-hague-archival-documents/

Trinity College Dublin: 175,000 new historical records released by Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland. “175,000 new historical records are now freely available online in the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland to mark the 103rd anniversary of the Four Courts blaze that destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland, and with it seven centuries of Irish history.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/04/trinity-college-dublin-175000-new-historical-records-released-by-virtual-record-treasury-of-ireland/

Court News Ohio: Clerk of Court Cannot Block Online Access to Older Eviction Records. “The Hamilton County Clerk of Courts cannot defy a judicial order by eliminating remote access to online court records of older, residential eviction cases, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/19/court-news-ohio-clerk-of-court-cannot-block-online-access-to-older-eviction-records/

Reclaim the Records: The FULL New York State Death Index, 1880-2017. “Reclaim The Records, a non-profit organization dedicated to government transparency and public access to historical records, proudly announces the court-ordered release of information from millions of New York State death records, spanning three centuries of New York’s vibrant history.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/05/reclaim-the-records-the-full-new-york-state-death-index-1880-2017/

Ohio House of Representatives: Representatives Ray and Isaacsohn Introduce Bill to Address Frivolous Public Records Requests. “The bill will specifically restrict individuals from making public requests that are meant to harass and disrupt public officials and their offices. The bill will also equip public offices with a process if they believe to have received a harassing or disruptive […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/31/ohio-house-of-representatives-representatives-ray-and-isaacsohn-introduce-bill-to-address-frivolous-public-records-requests/

City of Wiesbaden: Archival records of the city archive searchable in Europe-wide portals. “The Wiesbaden City Archive is a member of the German Digital Library and the Archive Portal D. Information on all holdings and selected archive materials can now be searched online in both portals and worldwide.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/25/city-of-wiesbaden-archival-records-of-the-city-archive-searchable-in-europe-wide-portals/

Poynter: Access to public records and officials is worsening, investigative reporters warn in survey. “Nearly 70% of investigative journalists in the U.S. reported ‘limited access to records or sources’ as their greatest barrier in doing accountability journalism, according to a survey from the University of Florida released Wednesday.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/28/poynter-access-to-public-records-and-officials-is-worsening-investigative-reporters-warn-in-survey/

National Archives: National Archives Releases UAP Records. “The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) today released new records related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). These records were transferred to the National Archives from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/27/national-archives-national-archives-releases-uap-records/

Railroad Commission of Texas: RRC Records Digitization Fast Approaching 100 Million Files. “The Railroad Commission of Texas continues to make great strides in digitizing oil and gas records as the agency improves both transparency and efficiency in its daily functions. With more than 89.4 million records now digitized – up by more than six million since last October – the RRC is fast […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/20/railroad-commission-of-texas-rrc-records-digitization-fast-approaching-100-million-files/

News from the States: Colorado could allow longer time to fulfill open records requests. “Colorado could soon allow governments to take longer to fulfill requests subject to the Colorado Open Records Act under a bill in the state Legislature, but it includes a carve out for journalists. Senate Bill 25-77 passed a House committee Monday and now heads to the full House chamber for […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/13/news-from-the-states-colorado-could-allow-longer-time-to-fulfill-open-records-requests/

Tom’s Hardware: U.S. Gov’t eliminates tape data storage at the GSA to save $1M per year, but tape isn’t dead yet. “Hopefully, no official installed at DOGE or GSA assumed that because magnetic tape has been around for such a long time, it is outdated and, therefore, a prime target for replacement with new and improved storage tech. Recently, we reported that the tech behind tape storage, the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/toms-hardware-u-s-govt-eliminates-tape-data-storage-at-the-gsa-to-save-1m-per-year-but-tape-isnt-dead-yet/

Gizmodo: Taylor Swift and Elon Can Finally Fly Private Without Being Tracked Thanks to New FAA Rule. “If there is one thing rich people love, it’s doing things that allow them to take advantage of their inordinate wealth. And if there’s one thing they hate, it’s being held to account for those things. So this new rule from the Federal Aviation Administration is right in their […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/01/gizmodo-taylor-swift-and-elon-can-finally-fly-private-without-being-tracked-thanks-to-new-faa-rule/

New York City: Mayor Adams Announces Ambitious Project to Make Accessible Historical Records of Enslaved People in NYC. “New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced an ambitious project to make accessible the historical records of thousands of formerly enslaved New Yorkers who lived in the five boroughs when the practice of slavery was legal here. Led by the New York City Department of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/03/new-york-city-mayor-adams-announces-ambitious-project-to-make-accessible-historical-records-of-enslaved-people-in-nyc/