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Bill in Washington House would make lawmakers’ records public

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Freshman state lawmaker Rep. Paul Graves has introduced a bill ahead of the 2018 legislative session that would remove language that exempts state legislators from the Public Records Act. The Fall City Republican said his Legislative Transparency Act would remove language that exempts state legislators from making their records accessible to the public, according to […]

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‘One of the most secretive, darkest states’: What is Kansas trying to hide?

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The statement was simple. Factual. A Kansas spokesperson was acknowledging that the state highway department didn’t have the money to rebuild a dangerous stretch of Interstate 70 that had been the scene of multiple wrecks and a grisly motorcycle fatality caught on video. “KDOT has lost a lot of money over the last few years,” the spokesperson […]

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Since last year, at least 40 lawmakers in 20 states have been publicly accused of some form of sexual misconduct or harassment

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When Kirsten Anderson submitted a memo detailing her concerns about sexual harassment at the Iowa Capitol, she expected comments about women in the office – their sex lives, breast sizes and the length of skirts worn by teenage pages – to stop. Instead, Anderson was fired seven hours later from her job with the Iowa Republican […]

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Knight FOI Fund contributes to U.S. Circuit Court granting “Educational Requester” status to students

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NEWS RELEASE

May 24, 2016

Knight FOI Fund contributes to U.S. Circuit Court ruling granting “Educational Requester” status to students 

Knight Foundation NFOIC FOI Fund helps finance plaintiff’s appeal in far-reaching FOIA case

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“Skillful” First Amendment attorney from Iowa is 2017 Inductee to the State Open Government Hall of Fame

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Michael Giudicessi, a partner in the Des Moines office of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP was selected as the 2017 inductee into the “Heroes of the 50 States: State Open Government Hall of Fame.” Each year, the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC), in collaboration with the Society of Professional Journalists, solicits nominations for First Amendment “heroes” whose […]

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Media of Nebraska becomes NFOIC’s newest state FOI alliance

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News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lara Dieringer 573.882.4856 · ldieringer@nfoic.org   Media of Nebraska becomes NFOIC’s newest state FOI alliance COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 26, 2017) – Media of Nebraska, a 40-year-old non-profit coalition of print and electronic news organizations operating in Nebraska has become the newest member of the National Freedom of Information Coalition […]

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