Recent Sunshine Law News

Missouri Sunshine Law celebrates 50 years of open access to meetings and records

The Missouri Sunshine Law, which has kept state public documents, voting records and meetings open for the... Read More → Missouri Sunshine Law celebrates 50 years of open access to meetings and records

Attorney Elad Gross. COURTESY OF ELAD GROSS” class=”uk-display-block uk-position-relative... Read More → St. Louis’ ‘Arbitrary’ Handling of Records Requests on Display in Court

Officials in Merriam Woods have acknowledged a violation of Missouri state law and are pledging to correct... Read More → Merriam Woods officials violate Sunshine Law

The Missouri Sunshine Coalition is inviting citizens across the state to take a personal role in boosting... Read More → Support Missouri’s Sunshine Law by nominating a Sunshine Hero

The state argued it didn’t have to turn over records because they were exempt from Sunshine Law under... Read More → Missouri’s Department of Social Services sued for alleged Sunshine Law violations

Welcome sunshine! No, not spring, although we’ll take all we can get there too. This is Sunshine Week, an... Read More → Our view: Sunshine still the best disinfectant. From the Joplin Globe

Its sunshine week in Missouri. Listen to Journalism professors Kathy Kiely and David Herzog lead a session... Read More → Its Sunshine Week 2023

By Jonathan Shorman and Kacen Bayless The Kansas City Star JEFFERSON CITY — The big, fat steak dinners are... Read More → ‘It forces you to be more creative’: How lobbyists kept their grip on Missouri politics

In this weekly feature, we put five questions before someone in the community. Today, we chat with Jean... Read More → The 5 Q’s: Jean Maneke promotes access to public information with Sunshine Week

What part of the phrase “will of the voters” does Missouri state Sen. Andrew Koenig not understand?... Read More → Editorial: On Sunshine Law, Missouri lawmakers would undo what voters have mandated