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 […] ...

Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours when she obtained her mental health records ...

The Labor-controlled Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee has today delivered its report into the Government’s proposed FOI reform bill.

Two Freedom of Information Act requests for Grand Blanc Township are estimated to cost the requester a total of $164,000.

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

Assoc. Sociology Prof. Ian Mullins acknowledged that FOIA can be a powerful tool for researchers and journalists, but claimed ...

An in-depth exploration of the so-called gay bomb, a real proposal submitted by a U.S. Air Force laboratory in the 1990s that ...

Jacksonville officials said they would likely be hiring someone to handle Freedom of Information Act requests in the city, ...

The Department of Justice ignored earlier Freedom of Information Act requests regarding their July decision not to release ...

The House Financial Services Committee released a report that shows the debilitating impact of Operation Choke Point 2.0 on ...

The office of Attorney General William Tong is asking a Connecticut court to rule that all records relating to the “legitimate legislative activities” of the General Assembly are exempt ...

Amanda Follett Hosgood is The Tyee’s northern B.C. reporter. She lives on Wet’suwet’en territory. Find her on Bluesky @amandafollett.bsky.social. BC’s $10 filing fee and general disillusion with the ...