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This week’s FOIA round-up: Lack of transparency in the Trump administration, Washington’s big open gov win, and animal extinction in Florida
Our weekly collection of the biggest stories from FOIA
Which federal agencies regulate holiday shopping?
As this holiday shopping season reaches its climax, we thought we’d take you for a stroll past some of the federal government agencies that make sure things run smoothly and the types of records they might handle.
This Week’s FOIA Round-up: FOIA in the impeachment report, MA robot police dogs, and your neighbor’s Ring might let the police spy on you
This week’s FOIA drama from the Trump administration and technology
For Texas, the new year will bring stronger contract transparency
In January, amendments made under recent Texas legislation will go into effect, strengthening the Texas Public Information Act (PIA) and addressing court-created obstacles to accessing contractor information within the state.
This week’s FOIA round-up: FOIA finds a foe in AG Barr, Illinois schoolchildren punished with isolation, and Earthjustice reveals toxic DHS plans for migrants
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Latest Requests See all
| Title | Status | Agency | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIMBY/YIMBY emails | Fix Required | City of Chelsea | Chelsea, MA |
| PLDT Grant | Fix Required | United States Trade and Development Agency | United States of America |
| W-GDP Communications | Awaiting Response | United States Agency for International Development | United States of America |
| Sondland WhatsApp Messages | Awaiting Response | U.S. Department of State | United States of America |
| South Dakota anti-meth campaign | Fix Required | Department of Social Services - South Dakota | South Dakota |
Recently Completed Requests See all
| Title | Status | Agency | Jurisdiction |
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| Scooter Incidents | Completed | San Antonio Police Department | San Antonio, TX |
| NIMBY/YIMBY emails | Completed | Cambridge Housing Authority | Cambridge, MA |
| Cambridge CDD: CCP emails | Completed | Community Development Department | Cambridge, MA |
| OEWD: China emails | Completed | Office of Economic and Workforce Development | San Francisco, CA |