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In addition to X, Facebook, Insta and LinkedIn, NFOIC is now on Blue Sky, too: bsky.app/profile/nfoic.bsky.…
National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
We worked with @CornellLaw1AC to assess how 72 executive agencies are handling FOIL requests and using GovQA. As this editorial notes: "The state is not living up to its responsibility to be as transparent as it should be." buff.ly/J98cuxN
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ICYMI: A Colorado DA's office unilaterally canceled a records request after more than 14 months. “This request is being closed due to the age of the request,” the requester was told in an email. coloradofoic.org/ccjra-frust…
National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
"[AB 1821) would be a giant step backward on the government transparency and accountability front, putting California among the states that are the worst on access to government records,” FAC's David Snyder tells @Oaklandside. oaklandside.org/2026/06/17/p…
National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
I'm so sorry to hear of Frank's passing. He & Frosty (VCOG's godfather) were kindred spirits. Crusty, career newsmen with unwavering commitments to open government and hearts of gold. I know Deborah Fisher benefited from Frank's wisdom and support as I did from FML. @TNOpenGovt
Frank Gibson, a veteran journalist who served as the founding executive director of the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, died Sunday. #tnpol #tnpolitics
pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/obit…
OTOH, a Michigan court (not appellate level) ruled it's OK to keep police names secret.
metrotimes.com/news/michigan…
Another win for Invisible Institute (this time with the Badger Project) to otain police rosters, beating back the argument that the names might be associated with undercover officers.
thebadgerproject.org/2026/04…
National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
A private judge has granted a request from the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition to intervene in a divorce case in which a suppression order makes the entire court file — and the order itself — unavailable to the public.
coloradofoic.org/private-jud…
National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
Tips for filing FOIA requests during a government shutdown freedom.press/the-classified…
National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
Wisconsin joins the states observing the majority rule that public officials cannot hide text messages —
& messages on private messaging apps — involving public business & must pay requesters ‘ legal fees where courts reaffirm this rule. share.google/AC906N0n9rsan5S…
National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
🚨 Records expose $180 million in misspent public funds
Audit finds Sacramento’s Highlands Community Charter hired big names like a police chief and NBA player but failed on education basics.
🧾 sacbee.com/news/local/articl…
National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
“After spending more than $10,000 on an external investigation, according to a document obtained by the Globe through a public records request, [school officials] have not shared any of the investigative report with Rohan’s family and have refused to release it to the public.”
After a catastrophic football injury left 16-year-old Rohan Shukla unable to walk or speak, his family is home with him and still waiting for answers from Sharon officials. trib.al/HIKoy2T
National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
If courts don't have to power to enforce the Public Records Act beyond which records can be disclosed, "then the Public Records Act is meaningless" says @davidloysd to @Kristen_Taketa ⬇️sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
"State contracts for Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" detention camp were removed from a public database and replaced with far less detailed documents"
reason.com/2025/07/22/alliga…
MuckRock, NFOIC and other leading transparency groups receive $1.25M Press Forward grant to help local journalists obtain government records
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National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
CFOG is accepting nominations for our Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Awards for 2025, the 50th anniversary of the passage of the state Freedom of Information Act in Connecticut.
Nominate someone today:
ctfog.org/pearlman/the-conne…
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National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
If you didn't read all the way to the end of this story, you might have missed this gem: a replay of the FOIA row @jimmor12 had to hoe just to get ordinary email, starting with the claim that a request for one person's email for a 2-day period wasn't specific enough.
National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
"This bill would let the government shut the doors on almost any controversial issue, sidelining the very people they’re meant to serve." detroitnews.com/story/news/p…
National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
Judge rules Hays County can't bypass open government for road bonds. The ruling appears to mark the first time that a judge has undone a bond election based on Texas Open Meetings Act violations. austinfreepress.org/roadbloc…
National Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
🗞️ New edition of The Journal of Civic Information is here!
📚 Open-access, peer-reviewed research on transparency + public records.
🔗 Read now: journals.flvc.org/civic