Yost warns Ohio public officials against using Signal, other messaging apps

Apps that delete messages don't comply with Ohio public records law and government employees should avoid using them, ...

Self-deleting messages violate public records act, Dave Yost warns public officials

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Monday released the 2026 edition of the Ohio Sunshine Laws manual, ...
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Ohio sunshine law clarifies auto-deleting message use by public officials

“Self-destructing messages are for movie characters, not public officials,” Yost said.
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Public Records Shed Light on the Justice System — But it Can Be a Battle to Get Them

Last year, The Marshall Project, along with St. Louis Public Radio and APM Reports, won the Brechner Freedom of Information ...

Massachusetts charter schools subject to public records law, Supreme Judicial Court rules

Massachusetts charter schools are public entities and must comply with the public records law, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled in a case between Mystic Valley Regional Charter School and the Attorney ...