Mask Mandates (Office of the Governor - New Hampshire)
Multi Request | Mask Mandates |
Submitted | Aug. 25, 2021 |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Hampshire Right to Know Law, 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma North-Best
From: Office of the Governor - New Hampshire
Dear Emma North-Best,
Kindly find our initial response to you right to know request attached.
Best,
James
James F. Scully, Jr.
Legal Counsel
Office of Governor Christopher T. Sununu
State House
107 North Main Street - Rm 208
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-8791
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 25, 2021. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 12, 2021. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Office of the Governor - New Hampshire
Dear MuckRock News,
Thank you for your email. Our office is currently reviewing our records and we are going to need an additional thirty days in order to complete our review. If this timeline changes, I will let you know. In the interim, please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Best,
James
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 25, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 12, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Office of the Governor - New Hampshire
Dear MuckRock News,
Thank you for your email. Our office is currently reviewing our records and we are going to need an additional thirty days in order to complete our review. If this timeline changes, I will let you know. In the interim, please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Best,
James
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 25, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 12, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Office of the Governor - New Hampshire
Hello,
Pursuant to my previous communication, we are in the process of reviewing records and hope to have our responsive documents to you on or before November 11, 2021. If that timeline changes, I will let you know.
Best,
James
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From: Office of the Governor - New Hampshire
Hello,
I was wondering if you are available for phone call to discuss this request? Thank you.
Best,
James Scully
From: Office of the Governor - New Hampshire
Hello,
Our office continues to diligently review documents that may be responsive to your request and we are going to need an additional thirty days to provide a response. If this timeline changes, I will let you know.
Best,
James
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 25, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Nov. 11, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Office of the Governor - New Hampshire
Hello,
Please find our final response attached. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Best,
James
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~WRD000
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