Mask Mandates

April 20, 2023

Your FOIA request was emailed to gov_foia@delaware.gov on April 20,
2023 with the following information:

REQUEST FOR PUBLIC RECORDS
PURSUANT TO THE DELAWARE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
29 Del. C. ch. 100

Jonathan Rudenberg

MuckRock News DEPT MR#144771 263 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02115

(617) 299-1832

requests@muckrock.com

RECORDS REQUESTED: (Be as specific as you can, describing types of
records, dates, parties to correspondence, subject matter, etc. The
public body will make every reasonable effort to assist you in
identifying the record being sought. Requests for voluminous records
may be delayed.)
To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Delaware Freedom of
Information Act, I hereby request the following records: Emails,
memos, letters, documents and other records discussing or mentioning
implemented or proposed mask mandate policies, as well as discussions
regarding their expiration or termination between January 1, 2020 and
the present. I am a member of the news media and request
classification as such. I have previously written about the government
and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets
such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People,
Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a
reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing
skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the
files online and make them available through non-profits such as the
library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock,
disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not
limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the
activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not
necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular
subject in advance. As my primary purpose is to inform about
government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data
available, I request that fees be waived. The requested documents will
be made available to the general public, and this request is not being
made for commercial purposes. In the event that there are fees, I
would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in
advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled
electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15
business days, as the statute requires. Sincerely, Jonathan Rudenberg,
a citizen of Delaware, in coordination with Emma North-Best.
There may be costs involved in responding to your request. The public
body can require you to examine the records at the office of the
public body. Refer to the public body’s policy or regulations for
information about costs and access to records.
Please contact if cost are greater than 25.00
*Within 15 business days from receipt of your request the public body
must either provide you with access to the records, deny your request,
or state that additional time is needed

NOTICE: Under Delaware’s Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C.
§§ 10001-10007 (“FOIA”), a FOIA request or petition, along with
any information contained therein or any documents attached thereto,
submitted to any “public body” subject to FOIA, including, without
limitation, any board, bureau, commission, department, agency or
committee of the State, may itself be deemed a “public record”
subject to disclosure under FOIA.

Good Afternoon,

Please see the attached letter responding to your FOIA Request dated April 20, 2023.

Sincerely,

Amanda Nieves
Office of Governor John C. Carney
(302) 577-3210 (office)

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