If a state-run passenger ferry crashes does the public have a right to see investigative records? This was the issue in a ruling issued by the Court of Appeals in Freedom Foundation v. Washington...Read more here

It’s not often that an issue generates support from all across the political spectrum, but the Freedom Foundation has done it with our legal challenge to Gov. Gregoire’s broad claims of...Read more here

Judges are elected in Washington, but when the governor makes a vacancy appointment, the public doesn’t get to see the appointment process.

The Alaskan Way Viaduct is the double-decked highway that runs along the Seattle Waterfront, carrying up to 110,000 vehicles a day.

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April 12, 2012 OLYMPIA—A public agency cannot relieve itself of the obligation to comply with the Public Records Act through administrative policies. That is the argument...Read more here

Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss KING 5’s recent report that the state has paid $4.8 million over five years for public records violations.

The question of whether the personnel records of public employees should be as confidential as those of workers in the private sector took another twist earlier this week as the Freedom...Read more here

This state’s Supreme Court has an opportunity to defend an important principle on public records. The court must decide whether Gov. Chris Gregoire, or any future governor, has the right to...Read more here

Two editorials this week gave their support to the lawsuit and to transparent government

OLYMPIA—Today the Freedom Foundation filed an appeal with the Washington State Supreme Court, appealing a lower court ruling that Gov. Chris Gregoire can withhold public records by asserting...Read more here

Thurston County Superior Court Judge Carol Murphy ruled against the Freedom Foundation today, determining that executive privilege can be asserted by the governor to withhold records from a...Read more here

A local group is working to stop early registration for underage voters, because some applications to vote haven’t been filed away for later use, as promised.

Groups and individuals who oppose efforts to improve the security of elections often label voter fraud as a myth, a boogie-man, a farce. See, for example, this New York Times article - The Myth...Read more here

HAVE you ever walked into a room to see your child hide his or her hands behind their back? Innocent action, perhaps, but it sure pings your parent radar. Members of the public have a similar...Read more here

OLYMPIA—Today a group of six taxpayers filed a lawsuit to invalidate an executive order issued by Gov. Chris Gregoire. “We believe Gov. Gregoire’s climate change executive order is an...Read more here

OLYMPIA—The Evergreen Freedom Foundation today filed a brief urging the Supreme Court of Washington to review a land use ruling from the state Court of Appeals.

The Evergreen Freedom Foundation’s Constitutional Law Center is urging the Washington Supreme Court to review a ruling from the state Court of Appeals that could affect how property taxes are...Read more here