Mubarak, has disclosed that the government has slowed down the issuance of gun licences to civilians as part of efforts to strengthen regulation of firearms and improve national security oversight.

We give out The Foilies, tongue-in-cheek “awards” during Sunshine Week (March 15-21), a collective effort by media and advocacy organizations to highlight the importance of open government.

The cases offer a window into what’s going on behind the scenes with public records held by the State Police in Massachusetts – or not going on.

El Paso police arrested 38-year-old Rodolfo Marcelino Rodriguez after a reported domestic disturbance in the 9500 block of ...