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- Deadline is extended to May 20 for NFOIC’s fourth annual FOI Research CompetitionDavid Cuillier, Ph.D.NFOIC Board President The National Freedom of Information Coalition’s fourth annual FOI research competition deadline for proposals will be extended two weeks, until May 20, to account for the continuing…
- Study finds more tax-subsidy transparency, but still ‘room for improvement’Public disclosure of tax subsidy programs is improving generally, but more than a third of state economic development agencies still keep deals secret as they lure big business. That’s according…
- As he tries to save lives of those in recovery, Virginia advocate is denied the state data he needsBy Lila GreenbergStudent research assistantBrechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida Michael McDermott is locked in a legal battle with the state of Virginia in his…
- New Jersey township backtracks, drops lawsuit against woman, 82, for filing records requestsA New Jersey municipality that had sued an 82-year-old woman for seeking a “burdensome” number of public records has dropped its lawsuit, after a wave of media attention and backlash….
- NFOIC begins transfer of admin duties to Virginia coalition, renews focus on membersThe following note was sent March 24, 2022, to members of the National Freedom of Information Coalition. Dear coalition leaders and members: We write today with an update regarding the…
- Access to police-camera footage must improve, open-government advocates sayGovernment emails, metadata also top list of FOI-tech issues that leave us in the dark FOR RELEASE: March 14, 2022 Contact: Todd Fettig, NFOIC executive director Phone: 352-294-7082 Email:…
- After police shot and killed her son, mother uses open records laws to find answers, spark changeFrom “A mother’s quest for openness provides map for spurring change,” published March 1, 2022 in The Journal: A Civic Issues Magazine. “When Sheila Albers, of Kansas, couldn’t get answers…
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