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Report analyzes 20 years of FOIA litigation by news organizations, reporters January 14, 2021

Report analyzes 20 years of FOIA litigation by news organizations, reporters The news media are powerful players in the world of government transparency and public accountability. One important tool for ensuring public accountability is through invoking transparency mandates provided by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In 2020, news organizations and individual reporters filed 122 […]

Why don't we know? January 13, 2021

Why don't we know? Why don’t we know how often college athletes get concussions, or when students get disciplined for hazing, and whether those problems are getting better or worse? They’re simple questions with complex answers, and in each episode of the “Why Don’t We Know” podcast, investigative reporter Sara Ganim will lead a team […]

University must release sexual assault records after U.S. Supreme Court denies appeal January 13, 2021

University must release sexual assault records after U.S. Supreme Court denies appeal The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied UNC-Chapel Hill’s appeal regarding the release of sexual assault records, ending a four-year legal battle between the university and local media. The lawsuit stemmed from a 2016 records request filed by The Daily Tar Heel campus […]

Austin, Texas, not saying where $6 million in coronavirus aid went January 12, 2021

Austin, Texas, not saying where $6 million in coronavirus aid went More than $6 million in taxpayer money flowed to Austin nonprofits affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but taxpayers might never learn the identities of the organizations that got the money or get a chance to dig into their stated need for assistance. Citing a little-known state law that […]

Pennsylvania Office of Open Records director looks forward to advancing transparency mission January 12, 2021

Pennsylvania Office of Open Records director looks forward to advancing transparency mission The new executive director of Pennsylvania’s Office of Open Records sees the role she is taking on as a continuation of her current work at the state’s auditor general’s office in holding government accountable and transparent. Liz Wagenseller takes over a position on Jan. 19 […]

New Mexico coalition makes democracy theme for 2021 January 11, 2021

New Mexico coalition makes democracy theme for 2021 Message from New Mexico Foundation for Open Government President Susan Boe: Several weeks before a mob swarmed our halls of Congress, Executive Director Melanie Majors and I discussed making democracy the NMFOG theme during 2021. Today, that focus is more relevant than ever. We at NMFOG have […]