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Join a conversation on police transparency reforms

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UPDATE: Watch the a recording June 19, 2020 For Immediate Release Contact: Daniel Bevarly, Executive Director dbevarly@nfoic.org 239.823.1811 The National Freedom of Information Coalition and the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information present a conversation about police transparency reforms. The two organizations have called for more public oversight and transparency among the nation’s law enforcement agencies starting with opening every aspect […]

50+ organizations sign NFOIC-Brechner Center statement on police records transparency

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The National Freedom of Information Coalition and the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information issued a statement on law enforcement transparency and accountability in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, and the following unrest and violence that erupted around the nation. More than 50 organizations have […]

Local Governments Are Hard to Find as Coronavirus Ends Public Meetings

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Communities across the country are finding themselves in a bind as they try to pass urgent legislation to combat the coronavirus pandemic at the same time public meetings are impossible. Open-government advocates say many city councils, school boards and other governing bodies are failing at the task, holding meetings that are inaccessible to the public, rushing actions […]

NFOIC and Brechner Center 2020 Freedom of Information Paper Competition Call

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For Immediate Release Contact: Daniel Bevarly Frank LoMonte Executive Director, NFOIC Executive Director, Brechner Center dbevarly@nfoic.org […]

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 […]