The information was sought under the an open records law.

"The governor is committed to the open records law," she said.

She has threatened to sue to obtain the police report under Florida's public records law.

"The agreement purports to rewrite the records law so that Bush can delay and restrict access," he said.

The school released the documents after media organizations requested them under the state's open records law.

A copy of the internal report was obtained by environmental groups through Montana's open records law.

He also co-sponsored the state's new open records law.

The Democrats charged that these acts contravened federal records laws.

The series described ordinary citizens' attempts to learn about their local governments, and compared New Jersey public records laws with those in other states.

The exact number of statutory exemptions to the open records law is hard to assess, but estimates exceed 200.