Sunshine Week begins March 15, 2026. The nationwide, nonpartisan initiative promotes the importance of open government and the public’s right to access public records. When The Marshall Project - St.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri bill closing records with personal information about young people and state court personnel includes provisions that could help governments hide records intended to be ...

The Missouri legislature is subject to the state’s open records law, meaning the public can request their official communications. But nothing stops lawmakers from deleting those records before that ...

MISSOURI — The Supreme Court of Missouri is rolling out a major update to how the public can access court records — and what stays off-limits. In an order issued Tuesday, Dec. 16, the Court approved a ...

Approximately 100 people took advantage of free training on the Missouri Sunshine Law on Thursday. The training took place in ...

Sheila Albers testified in support of legislation that would require public disclosure of investigative reports on officer-involved shootings. Overland Park police killed her 17 year-old son, John ...