SPJ’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Committee said the legislature “earned this year’s award for repeatedly undermining transparency” by amending public records law to “block the release ...

A nationwide professional journalism organization recently awarded the Utah State Legislature with its highest dishonor award for undermining open government and transparency — for a second time.

The Bee and Stanton were honored by SPJ NorCal in 2020, recognizing work by Stanton and his colleagues in seeking compliance with Senate Bill 1421, a police transparency law, among other ...