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This week’s FOIA round-up: Millions spent protecting Confederate landmarks, conservation officials instructed to withhold records, and cops caught driving drunk allowed to Uber home
In this week’s FOIA round-up, public records show massive federal spending on protecting Confederate cemeteries post-Charlottesville, the Trump administration’s policy of withholding documents requested with FOIA at the Fish and Wildlife Service, and police fraternity allowing cops to escape DUI charges in Illinois. Also, an extensive FOIA-focused report details systemic flaws in the Illinois state FOIA process.
Requester’s Voice: Open the Government’s Jesse Franzblau
For this week’s Requester’s Voice, MuckRock spoke with Open the Government policy analyst Jesse Franzblau about investigating immigration policy and the doing FOIA work under the Trump administration.
This week’s FOIA round-up: Trump’s family separation policy leaves a paper trail, and Orlando’s “bureaucratic inertia” stalled a life-saving response plan ahead of Pulse shooting
In this week’s FOIA round-up, public records confirm the Trump administration’s intentional policy of family separation and shine light on a stalled Orlando Fire Department policy that could have saved lives during the Pulse Nightclub shooting. In public records law news, a provision of a November ballot initiative could expose San Francisco’s lauded Sunshine Ordinance to lawmaker interference.
Latest Requests See all
| Title | Status | Agency | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halo Corp Counter Terrorism Summit 2012 | Awaiting Acknowledgement | Department of Homeland Security | United States of America |
| Halo Corp Zombie Exercise | Awaiting Acknowledgement | California Highway Patrol | California |
| Guidance/Warnings on Alaska Triangle | Awaiting Acknowledgement | Federal Aviation Administration | United States of America |
| Centralia, PA (Ghost Town) Police Reports | Awaiting Acknowledgement | Pennsylvania State Police | Pennsylvania |
| Times Beech, MO (Ghost Town) Police Reports | Awaiting Response | St. Louis County Police Department | St. Louis County, MO |
Recently Completed Requests See all
| Title | Status | Agency | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island ABE/GED Graduation Rates | Completed | Department of Corrections | Rhode Island |
| Boston Logan Disaster and Resiliency Plan | Completed | Massachusetts Port Authority | Massachusetts |
| Intergovernmental Agreement - Town of Mashpee and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe | Completed | Mashpee Town Clerk | Mashpee, MA |