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After a decade, FOIAonline is shutting down. What’s next for FOIA requestors?

After a decade, FOIAonline is shutting down. What’s next for FOIA requestors?

On Sept. 30, FOIAonline will stop accepting new FOIA applications and begin the process of shutting down. We spoke to the federal government and FOIA experts about alternative options for requestors, including a new federal ‘FOIA Wizard’ in the works.

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Release Notes: A new way to upload documents from your MuckRock requests to DocumentCloud, new OCR tools and Python wrapper improvements

Release Notes: A new way to upload documents from your MuckRock requests to DocumentCloud, new OCR tools and Python wrapper improvements

The DocumentCloud team is pleased to introduce a new way to upload responsive documents from your MuckRock requests directly to DocumentCloud, three powerful new OCR tools and several enhancements to our Python wrapper for the DocumentCloud API. These updates will help you upload documents more efficiently and provide better error tracking.

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Americans sickened by radioactive waste press Congress for action on assistance

Americans sickened by radioactive waste press Congress for action on assistance

People from New Mexico, Utah and Missouri, including Just Moms advocates and others from St. Louis who had been harmed by nuclear contamination, gathered at the U.S. Capitol

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Browse thousands of additional FOIA requests with the new FOIA Log Explorer

Browse thousands of additional FOIA requests with the new FOIA Log Explorer

Need inspiration when coming up with public records ideas? Wish you knew which other requesters were interested in the same agencies, government initiatives or subject matter? Starting today, you have a new tool: MuckRock’s FOIA Log Explorer.

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Student journalists: Get ready for the new year by sharpening up with FOIA 101

Student journalists: Get ready for the new year by sharpening up with FOIA 101

Join us Sept. 20 for a free transparency training from FOIA Fellow Albert Serna Jr., open to everyone.

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