Open Government Guide (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press)

The reference to check before filing any request to a state or local agency in the US. The Reporters Committee's guide covers open records and open meetings law in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with each state's outline prepared by volunteer attorneys who are experts in open government law there. Every state follows the same standard outline, split into access to records and access to meetings, so one state's rules can be compared directly with another's. Free online, and the natural companion to a book on access tactics.