From The Washington Post's State of NoVa:
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Tag: FOIA requests
CREW files FOIA requests for Gingrich ethics investigation records
Parkersburg (WV) city council approves paralegal to handle FOIA requests
From NewsandSentinel.com:
With little discussion Tuesday night, city council approved a resolution to contract a paralegal to deal with a large number of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
By a 6-2 vote, council approved a resolution to expend $3,000 from Capital Reserve to contract a paralegal for legal work pertaining to the requests. Council members Brad Kimes and Sharyn Tallman voted against the resolution.
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Report: FOIA exemption use increases, processing time decreases
From Fierce Government:
Federal agencies are more quickly processing Freedom of Information Act requests, but the speed of processing doesn't mean agencies are more transparent.
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S.C. high court to decide if public records law violates school administrators’ free speech rights
From the Student Press Law Center:
The South Carolina attorney general intervened Tuesday in a state Supreme Court case to decide whether school administrator associations fall under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act.
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NFOIC’s FOI Friday for January 20, 2012
A few open government and FOIA news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier:
Private-sector lobbyists stand to collect public-sector pensions
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FOIA request causes discussion at Bull Shoals
From baxterbulletin.com:
BULL SHOALS — The question of what information the recorder-treasurer's office needs to provide to comply with the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act was the main topic of discussion at Monday's Bull Shoals City Council one-hour workshop.
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FBI “blackballing” files
From Truthout:
Have you ever filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the FBI and received a written response from the agency stating that it could not locate records responsive to your request?
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Lincolnwood (Ill.) residents confront officials on spending
From the Lincolnwood Review:
As winter’s first major storm raged outdoors, a storm of anger inside Lincolnwood Village Hall Thursday as more than a dozen residents accused School District 74 board members and administrators of egregious spending and financial mismanagement of taxpayer dollars.
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Who is flying unmanned aircraft in the U.S.?
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit [Jan. 10] against the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), demanding data on certifications and authorizations the agency has issued for the operation of unmanned aircraft, also known as drones.
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