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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

This week’s FOIA round-up: Lack of transparency in the Trump administration, Washington’s big open gov win, and animal extinction in Florida

by Beryl Lipton and Joseph Ratliff
December 20, 2019

Our weekly collection of the biggest stories from FOIA

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Which federal agencies regulate holiday shopping?

Which federal agencies regulate holiday shopping?

by Joseph Ratliff
December 19, 2019

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.

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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 Round-up: FOIA in the impeachment report, MA robot police dogs, and your neighbor’s Ring might let the police spy on you

by Joseph Ratliff
December 06, 2019

This week’s FOIA drama from the Trump administration and technology

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For Texas, the new year will bring stronger contract transparency

For Texas, the new year will bring stronger contract transparency

by Joseph Ratliff
November 27, 2019

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.

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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

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

by Joseph Ratliff
November 22, 2019

Read a great FOIA-based news story we should highlight? Let us know and maybe we can include it in our next round-up! Send it over via email, on Twitter, or on Facebook.

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Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
PLDT Grant Rejected 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
NIMBY/YIMBY emails Fix Required City of Chelsea Chelsea, MA

Recently Completed Requests See all

Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
Huawei Temporary General License Extension Completed Bureau Of Industry And Security United States of America
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

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