Mississippi Open Records

Mississippi laws and court cases

State Statute go to 25-61-1

Open Government Guide to Mississippi

Letter Generator

Generate an open records request that conforms to Mississippi requirements

Exemptions

Document types exempted from public access.

Contacts (where to send your request)

Mississippi School Superintendents

Links to all Mississippi School Websites

The Clarion Ledger has put together a public records database: Data Mississippi

Blogs, websites and resources that use open records

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Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information

The Clarion-Ledger Open Government Blog

Press

Head to Sunshine Review for the most recent open record updates in Mississippi.

2008

October 3, 2008: Government e-mail must be preserved

October 2, 2008: Some public info destroyed Rules on e-mail not consistently followed

September 23, 2008: Local Blogger Frustrated with City's Response to Changes in Law

September 16, 2008: Open records: New process works for citizens

August 31, 2008: Providing public records is not an extra responsibility

August 28, 2008: Public records for all?

August 22, 2008: Public records: Fees a thinly disguised barrier

August 21, 2008: Richland public record requests called pricier than needed

August 15, 2008: JPS secrecy: Edwards hired in illegal meeting?

August 7, 2008: Justice Dept. signs off on state's ambitious ethics-reform law

August 2, 2008: Police reports: Openness fights crime

August 1, 2008: Police info still hard to obtain

July 3, 2008: New law opens incident reports; access isn't free

July 3, 2008: Access granted to reports

June 30, 2008: Police expect no problems with new public records law

April 27, 2008: Openness gets boost from new Legislature

April 23, 2008: Burton Vital To Transparent Government Bill

April 17, 2008: Arrest names concealed for investigation

April 14, 2008: Barbour e-mails come at high cost

April 3, 2008: Barbour enacts public records law

April 2, 2008: Gov. signs laws, stands firm on veto of deer bill

March 27, 2008: Obtaining public records problematic

March 10, 2008: 3 public-records requests met with resistance

February 27, 2008: Government secrecy puts hole in pocketbooks

February 21, 2008: Open records law is citizens' right

February 21, 2008: Lamar responds to open records story

February 20, 2008: Several open records bills clear committees

February 19, 2008: Tremont residents still fighting for information

February 17, 2008: Citizens can open doors of government

February 17, 2008: Our Opinion: Make records, meetings public

February 17, 2008: Remedies bring sunshine to laws

February 17, 2008: Politicians, public must unite to pierce veil of secrecy in government

February 16, 2008: Law passed in 1967 benefits public

February 16, 2008: Secrecy: Records must be open to public

February 15, 2008: Want to know the salary of public official? Write now

February 15, 2008: GOVERNMENT SECRECY: Seeking Openness

February 14, 2008: GOVERNMENT SECRECY: Records

February 13, 2008: State laws on open meetings, public records full of exemptions

February 13, 2008: Public records bill could be on shaky ground

Februaruy 13, 2008: Exemptions Subvert Open Records Laws

February 13, 2008: McMillin open on public records - or is he?

February 12, 2008: Officials, residents weigh in on sharing of crime records

February 10, 2008: State sunshine law not so sunny

February 10, 2008: Mississippi open records, open meetings laws

February 10, 2008: Secrecy: Update laws on openness

February 10, 2008: Analysis: Attitude, laws facilitate keeping records closed

February 10, 2008: City impedes access to records

February 9, 2008: Despite sunshine laws, Mississippi government often surrounded by secrecy

February 5, 2008: Challenging government secrecy can put hole in people’s pocketbooks

January 7, 2008: Miss. court to decide if pet food maker must give research documents to PETA

2007

October 17, 2007: Open gov't: Hold the candidates accountable (Opinion column)

September 30, 2007: Open-government advocates mull strategy

September 28, 2007: Wind pool sued for release of damage report. Agency says it's not public body

August 16, 2007: Mississippi Governor's Associates Profit From Katrina Recovery

July 27, 2007: Public records: UMC is acting unreasonably (Opinion column)

July 25, 2007: Public records request seeking number of physicians met with bill

May 31, 2007: Public records should not become the private property of federal agents (Editorial column)

May 24, 2007: Strengthening FOI Act would benefit all of us

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