Below you will find links to open government Web sites for the 23 states where CNHI owns newspapers, Web sites and other publications. Contact CNHI News Service with additional links or if you find broken or outdated links.

National Links

• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press -- “Open Government Guide” outlines open records and meeting laws for each state.
• Citizen Media Law Project -- Compiles state laws related to publishing and newsgathering. See searchable “Citizen Media Legal Guide.”

Alabama

• Attorney General -- Links to manual outlining the Open Meetings Law revised in 2005.
• Alabama Press Association -- Outlines Open Records Law in its “Alabama Public Access Laws” manual, posted online. Beware this manual’s reference to the open meetings law is outdated.
• Secretary of State -- Open meetings site allows government entities to post meeting notices and the public to search them.

Florida

• Governor -- Devotes in-depth page to open government. Includes links to state agencies and state Commission on Open Government. Resources page on includes overview of the state’s Sunshine and Open Records laws.
• Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida -- Organizes ongoing programs and reports about access in the state. “Government in the Sunshine: A Citizen’s Guide” is posted online.

Georgia

• Attorney General -- Open government section includes guides and information about filing a complaint.
• Georgia First Amendment Foundation -- Maintains links, lists of attorneys and updates about open government issues.

Illinois

• Attorney General -- Sections devoted to Freedom of Information and Open Meetings acts. See comprehensive guides to each law, fact sheets and links to the state public access counselor's site which includes an archive of opinions and advisories.

Indiana

• Indiana Public Access Counselor -- “Public Access Handbook” posted online, as well as full text of Open Door Law and Access to Public Records Act. Also available are sample request and appeals forms, public access counselor opinions and fact sheets related to specific kinds of records.
• Indiana Coalition for Open Government -- “Public Access Handbook” posted online, as are and updates about changes to laws.

Iowa

• Attorney General -- Outlines public records and open meetings laws. See public records Q-and-A, as well as a “sunshine advisories” section with interpretations of each law.
• Iowa Freedom of Information Council -- Site is outdated but features online handbook explaining open records and open meetings laws, including rules of thumb and Q-and-A for each.

Kansas

• Attorney General -- Posts FAQs about the state’s open meetings and records laws on his “Open and Honest Government” page. Also posted are links to each law, as well as updated reports of complaints filed against local governments.
• Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government -- Coalition based at Witchita State University posts updates about open government issues in the state.

Kentucky

• Attorney General -- Maintains an Open Records and Open Meetings page with outlines of the laws, as well as "Protecting Your Right to Know" booklet and links to AG decisions and opinions.
• Kentucky Press Association -- Posts text of open meeting and records laws, as well as summary guides to each.

Maryland

• Attorney General -- Devotes pages to Public Information Act and Open Meetings Act, with outlines and interpretations of each.

Massachusetts

• Public Records Division -- “Guide to the Mass. Public Records Law” posted online, as well as text of the law and updates.
• Attorney General -- Government/Open Meeting Law section includes “Open Meeting Law Guidelines.”
• Massachusetts Campaign for Open Government -- Common Cause project keeps tabs on open meetings and public records compliance in each city and town.

Michigan

• Michigan Press Association -- Open government resources section includes right-to-know brochure, wallet card, records request letter, PSAs, information about courts and newspaper coverage of open government issues.
• State Legislature – Posts text of Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act.

Minnesota

• Coalition on Government Information -- Lists links and blogs about access.
• State government access site -- Links to Government Data Practices Act and Open Meeting Law with outlines of each.
• Information Policy Analysis Division -- Administers access laws. Posts information about each law, as well as advisory opinions.

Mississippi

• Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information -- “Opening Closed Doors” covers public records and open meeting laws, with full text of each.
• Mississippi Press Association -- Links to open government sites, as well as a PDF synopsis of the laws.

Missouri

• Attorney General -- “Sunshine Law” page summarizes law governing meetings and records, indexes the text of the law and links to court decisions, AG opinions and sample documents. Sunshine Law guide also posted online.

New Hampshire

• Right to Know New Hampshire --Tracks news about open government issues. Features links to explainers as well as precedents, case law and attorney general opinions.
• Attorney General -- Links to state’s Right-to-Know Law.

New York

• Committee on Open Government -- Posts text of Freedom of Information and Open Meetings laws, with a summary brochure.

North Carolina

• North Carolina Open Government Coalition -- Tracks open government issues. Web site includes news, resources, links, FAQs about public records and open meetings, as well as a state guide to open government.

Ohio

• State Auditor -- Open government unit educates about open meetings and records. Site includes extensive manual.
• Attorney general -- Devotes page to sunshine laws including a state manual (the "Yellow Book.")

Oklahoma

• FOI Oklahoma Inc. -- Links to Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act, as well as primers on each.

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition -- Posts text of old and new Right to Know laws (records) and Sunshine Act (meetings.)

Texas

• Attorney General -- Posts handbooks about Public Information and Open Meetings acts, with outlines and complete text of each.

Tennessee

• Office of Open Records Counsel -- Compiles sample forms, advisory opinions, frequently asked questions and press releases, as well as links to the open records and open meetings laws.
• Tennessee Coalition for Open Government -- Links to news stories about open government issues.

West Virginia

• Attorney General -- Posts "Freedom of Information Act Handbook” and "Open Meetings Handbook.”
• West Virginia Press Association-- Posts text of Open Meetings Act.
• Committee on Open Governmental Meetings -- Committee has advisory authority but no enforcement power.