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This is an investigation into the censorship of art by renowned artist Serhat Tanyolacar at Polk State College for being 'too controversial'. I hope to document the internal workings of an American college administration attempting to censor protected speech in the form of artistic expression by an adjunct faculty member.

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Disciplinary records and complaints filed against school resource officers in all Florida counties over a 10-year period, from 2009 to 2019

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The FOIA Roundup: Trump’s visit to CIA HQ & three minutes to police transparency

by Beryl Lipton

August 04, 2020

This week’s update from the world of public records

FOIA update: lessons from a Florida shouting match

by Beryl Lipton

March 27, 2020

Please let us know if you have encountered additional trouble accessing records or the important meetings government officials are holding during the COVID-19 outbreak. If you are a newsroom that could use additional assistance filing requests or supporting your breaking news efforts, reach out to us at info@muckrock.com.

This week’s FOIA round-up: Lack of transparency in the Trump administration, Washington’s big open gov win, and animal extinction in Florida

by Beryl Lipton, Joseph Ratliff

December 20, 2019

Our weekly collection of the biggest stories from FOIA

This week’s FOIA round-up: Agency attempts at transparency hit road bumps

by Beryl Lipton

September 13, 2019

In this week’s FOIA round-up, we take a look at experiments with transparency in Florida, Oregon, and Wisconsin that have recently hit road bumps.

Records show FBI provided assistance to local law enforcement at least twice in 2016 to monitor Black Lives Matter protests

by Liam Knox

May 07, 2019

In July of 2016, following a series of high-profile police shootings, Black Lives Matter protests erupted in cities all over the country. Some local police departments, ostensibly fearing for the safety of both protestors and officers, reached out to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for help in monitoring upcoming demonstrations. According to documents recently obtained by MuckRock, the FBI provided assistance in the form of social media surveillance and on the ground threat monitoring.