A state Supreme Court judge ruled that town officials knew in advance — but did not notify the public as required — that John ...

The ruling comes after the GOP-controlled Hempstead Town Board voted to appoint then-Nassau Legislator John Ferretti as Hempstead's new supervisor at an Aug. 5 meeting.

Hempstead Town Supervisor John Ferretti must testify at an Oct. 8 hearing on whether his appointment to the job last month violated New York State Open Meetings Law, a state Supreme Court judge ruled ...

Learn about the importance of attending local government meetings and how to make your voice heard in New England. Open meeting laws and tips provided.

For the third year in a row, California lawmakers are trying to undermine the open-meeting law that for more than seven decades has mandated transparency for local government panels like city councils ...

The Caddo Commission and seven commissioners faces a lawsuit filed by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, alleging that they violating the state's open meeting law by discussing and approving ...

City and county commissioners in Minnesota should become very familiar with the Minnesota open meetings laws after a state court of appeals ruling in early September. According to the Court of Appeals ...

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s office will again partner with the Oklahoma Press Association to host free seminars on the state’s open meeting and ...

A public governing body can resolve violations of Colorado’s open meetings law through a subsequent meeting, the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed on Monday. The ruling stemmed from a lawsuit filed ...