Happy #FOIAFriday ! Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon thinks the public should not know how many corrupt cops are on the #BradyList maintained by his office, not their offenses, nothing. Not even if their disciplinary records are subject to release under SB1421.
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Just received an email from LAPD informing me that they expect to produce records related to a 2020 public records request on October 14, 2024. Hopefully journalism is still a thing then. #FOIAfriday
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BONUS #FOIAFriday stuff
A few weeks ago Irvin McCullough pointed out that Donald Trump appeared in the DOD IG FOIA logs & it looked like Trump filed a request. So I FOIA'd what appeared to be Trump's FOIA. Just got a copy of the request.
I'm pretty sure this wasn't Trump but…
Can Louisiana public agencies require you to fill out a form for your public records requests, even if you’ve already sent a clear and specific email request? This is a recurring issue with a particular agency. #FOIAFriday
Hey Governor Tina Kotek your office still has not posted the public records you gave to Willamette Week.
Taxpayers have a right to see that information.
#orpol #foia #foia friday
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Tomorrow is #FOIAFriday and I have another fun FOIA Files newsletter ready to go out in the AM. Guess the agency I'm highlighting this week!
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bloomberg.com/account/newsle…
It's #FOIAFriday and this week, we are highlighting reporting from Hartford Courant that uses open records to tell the public about OSHA fines against a Connecticut-based company:
courant.com/2024/04/12/osh…
Can you match the FOIA exemption to the redaction? Good luck!
These are documents we received in response to our FOIA for National Security Agency records related to Donald Trump withholding aid from Ukraine in 2019. #FoiaFriday
americanoversight.org/document/nsa-r…
APF and APD tried to do a propaganda campaign 'to oppose the narrative that ATL is the most surveilled city in America' (while simultaneously campaigning on growing the VIC program) - only to realized they didn't understand how to read their own numbers 🧵 #FOIAfriday
Text messages we obtained, reported on by Votebeat, provide more evidence of how a falsehood-riddled article on a right-wing website influenced Louisiana’s withdrawal from the Electronic Registration Information Center in 2022. #FoiaFriday
votebeat.org/2024/04/01/lou…
It's #FOIAFriday and this week, we are highlighting work from Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and Taylor Johnston on CT Insider that uses public records to reveal gaps in CT's disability pension system, demonstrated by one state senator's case.
ctinsider.com/news/article/c…
Happy #FOIAFriday . Just so you know, the EPA FOIA office says there exists no compelling need and no urgency to inform the public about the Key Bridge response. BACK OF THE LINE.
'The fees listed below are minimum search fees which will be charged even if no records are located or if located records are exempt from disclosure.' [open records should be free] #FOIAfriday
!['The fees listed below are minimum search fees which will be charged even if no records are located or if located records are exempt from disclosure.' [open records should be free] #FOIAfriday](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GKbfQJkXMAAx9CJ.jpg "GORA4ORRAU (@InoperableSink) on Twitter photo 2024-04-05 20:54:11 'The fees listed below are minimum search fees which will be charged even if no records are located or if located records are exempt from disclosure.' [open records should be free] #FOIAfriday")