West Virginia bill would remove the Freedom of Information Act and allow lawmakers to set own rules on public records
House Bill 3412, sponsored by House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, would remove the Legislature from the list of public bodies ...
The Intercept7d
DOGE Keeps Trying to Dodge the Freedom of Information Act. So We’re Suing.
The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court under the Freedom of Information Act, concerns multiple FOIA requests for DOGE records. At first, DOGE simply ignored these requests while Elon Musk ...
Top House Democrats seek DOGE details under Freedom of Information Act
The House Oversight and Judiciary committees sent a sweeping information request to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Tuesday, seeking to root out Elon Musk’s role and the ...
Opinion
Center for Biological Diversity3dOpinion
Trump Administration Sends ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Invite to Toxic Polluters
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a Freedom of Information Act request today seeking more information on a Trump administration plan to let polluters ignore rules limiting ...
CNN20d
DOGE likely subject to Freedom of Information Act requests, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Monday that the US Department of Government Efficiency is likely covered by the Freedom of Information Act, a federal transparency law that allows outsiders to obtain ...
Freedom of Information Act Task Force unanimously opposes redefining public meetings
The Arkansas Freedom of Information Task Force voted unanimously on Friday to oppose a bill filed in the Senate that would ...
Forbes20d
Federal Judge Says Musk’s DOGE Must Make Records Public—Questions ‘Unusual Secrecy’
A federal judge on Monday ruled that the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency’s must release records about its operation as it is likely covered under the Freedom of Information Act ...
University of Manchester8mon
Freedom of information
The University of Manchester makes information available in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. The Act promotes greater openness and accountability across the public sector by requiring ...
The Gaffney Ledger12d
Freedom of Information Act — and newspapers —shine a light on government
March 16-22 is Sunshine Week, a U.S. nonpartisan collaboration among groups in the journalism, civic, government, education and private sectors that shines a light on the importance of public records ...
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Top House Democrats are seeking DOGE details under the Freedom of Information Act
Top Democrats on the House Judiciary and House Oversight committees have filed a lengthy Freedom of Information Act request about the Department of Government Efficiency WASHINGTON -- Top Democrats on ...
DMR News on MSN18d
Judge Rules DOGE Likely Subject to Freedom of Information Act Requests
A federal judge has ruled that the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) is likely subject to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, a significant development for watchdog groups aiming to ...