This is an opinion column. Despite its name, the Golden Padlock Award isn’t particularly shiny. It’s heavy, as trophies go, and its metal parts are covered in the sort of film that collects on tools ...

This is an opinion column. Earlier this summer, the City of Huntsville won the Golden Padlock Award from the Investigation Editors and Reporters. Now Huntsville appears to want a chain to go with it.

The Michigan State Police has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the nation’s most secretive public agencies for refusing to disclose public records about the identities of current and ...