Under Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act, there is a presumption that government records are open to the public. Body cam footage is an anomaly. Its availability is dictated by the […] ...

FOIA imposes two requirements on requests for agency records. Requests must: Reasonably describe the desired records. Be made in compliance with agency rules and regulations for making FOIA requests. ...

Franklin County residents now have a streamlined way to file requests under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ...

A lawsuit was initiated by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) against the U.S. DOGE Service and other entities. Court records state that CREW filed a FOIA requests to gather ...

Several school district officials said they are being inundated with Right-to-Know requests filed by FOIA Buddy, a business aiming to simplify public use of the Freedom of Information Act. Ever since ...

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich.—The ongoing controversy surrounding Grand Blanc Township Fire Chief Jamie Jent including his ...

A local investigative reporter and podcaster wanted to dig deeper into the recent controversy involving the Grand Blanc ...

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) In this episode of Tax Notes ...

In Summary: A scheduling dispute related to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for more than than 329,000 pages of COVID-19 vaccine data led to misleading social media posts in November 2021.