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N.H. AG won’t reveal why it thinks school voucher bill is constitutional

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The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is required by law to offer legal opinions on “any question of law” submitted by either branch of the Legislature. Historically, those opinions are public, and even posted on the Attorney General’s website. Yet in the case of the attorney general’s surprise reversal that a bill to give families […]

267 local governments cited for violating Ohio public records law, auditor says

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A handful of Cuyahoga County governments were among 267 cited last year by Auditor Dave Yost’s office for not following various laws pertaining to Ohio’s public records policies. Yost’s office issued 321 citations in 2017 to cities, villages, libraries and school districts for failing to attend public records law training, to have […]

Police in Virginia not required to release many records

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On Sunday, the Bristol Herald Courier ran a story about Roger Coleman. Thirty-seven years ago, he raped and murdered his 19-year-old sister-in-law in Grundy, Virginia. He was found guilty, sentenced to death and executed. Our story included court documents; a video of one of the prosecutors; a podcast with a survivor of Coleman and a […]

During Sunshine Week, senators cite issues with FOIA request backlog

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As the federal government saw a record-breaking number of Freedom of Information Act requests last year, many agencies still struggle with a growing case backlog. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, several lawmakers expressed frustration with some of the bottlenecks in the FOIA process. The hearing occurred during Sunshine Week, an annual initiative by […]

Missouri lawmaker seeks investigation into Hawley’s disclosure of records under Sunshine Law

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JEFFERSON CITY — A Democratic state senator is asking the Missouri auditor to investigate whether public records generated by Attorney General Josh Hawley were properly disclosed under the state’s Sunshine Law. At issue are records from Hawley’s time in office and his tenure as a professor at the University of Missouri. Sen. Scott Sifton, a […]

National Freedom of Information Coalition to Relocate to the University of Florida

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Freedom of Information Coalition to Relocate to the University of Florida NFOIC joins a renowned FOI Center and First Amendment Project at the College of Journalism […]

Report That Atlanta Hindered Records Request Draws Scrutiny

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TLANTA (AP) — The Georgia attorney general’s office has asked for an investigation into a report that the press office of Atlanta’s former mayor obstructed requests made under the state’s open records law. Katie Byrd, spokeswoman for the office of Attorney General Chris Carr, confirmed in an email Tuesday that the office had referred the […]

Long after NC closed meetings, details often kept off-limits

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Hundreds of times a year across North Carolina, officials who control everything from the taxes you pay the city to the tuition required to attend public universities meet behind closed doors to conduct sensitive business on behalf of the public they serve. Whether they’re elected or appointed, members of these local and […]

D.C. United Medical Center board backs down, releases recording of closed meeting

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The board of D.C.’s only public hospital has relented in its fight to keep secret its discussion and December vote to close the hospital’s obstetrics unit. The board of United Medical Center last week released an archived audio recording of a closed meeting at which members took that vote, which left the nation’s capital without […]

US sets new record for censoring, withholding government files

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government censored, withheld or said it couldn’t find records sought by citizens, journalists and others more often last year than at any point in the past decade, according to an Associated Press analysis of new data. The calculations cover eight months under President Donald Trump, the first hints about how […]

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N.H. AG won’t reveal why it thinks school voucher bill is constitutional

267 local governments cited for violating Ohio public records law, auditor says

Police in Virginia not required to release many records

During Sunshine Week, senators cite issues with FOIA request backlog

Missouri lawmaker seeks investigation into Hawley’s disclosure of records under Sunshine Law

National Freedom of Information Coalition to Relocate to the University of Florida

Report That Atlanta Hindered Records Request Draws Scrutiny

Long after NC closed meetings, details often kept off-limits

D.C. United Medical Center board backs down, releases recording of closed meeting

US sets new record for censoring, withholding government files