Just in time for the 250th anniversary of the very first FOIA law, it’s our weekly series looking at the stories public records made possible.

International

• 250 Años de la Primera Ley de Libertad de Información by Samuel Bonilla

National

• Apple has been secretly meeting with the FDA for years by Kif Leswing via Business Insider

• EPA’s late changes to fracking study downplay risk of drinking water pollution by Scott Tong and Tom Scheck via Marketplace

• FBI may have also been investigating Trump by Jason Leopold via VICE

• New stash of legal opinions detail hurdles for Trump on emoluments ban by Josh Gerstein via Politico

• Pentagon Drops Harmful Secrecy Language from Final Bill via POGO

State/Local

• How The Sacramento Bee caught a college boss whitewashing her online record by Kelly Hinchcliffe via Poynter

• Marion, Massachusetts in legal battle to protect ID of benefactor by Michael J. DeCicco via South Coast Today

• Wyoming Supreme Court: OK to charge to see public records by Ben Neary via AP

Events

• Reclaim the Records: Using Freedom of Information Laws for Genealogical and Archival Research Dec 15, 6:30PM at the New York Center for Jewish History

Want to see a story in the round-up? Email us at info@muckrock.com

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