National Freedom of Information Coalition
@NFOIC
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🏛🔎Non-partisan alliance of state #opengov & #FOI orgs promoting #access & #transparency in state & local public government
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Joined August 2009
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"State contracts for Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" detention camp were removed from a public database and replaced with far less detailed documents".
reason.com
A state official says the contracts contained "proprietary information," so they were scrubbed and replaced with bare-bones summaries.
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MuckRock, NFOIC and other leading transparency groups receive $1.25M Press Forward grant to help local journalists obtain government records.
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RT @ctfog: CFOG is accepting nominations for our Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Awards for 2025, the 50th anniversary of the p….
ctfog.org
Patrick Raycraft Photo The Connecticut Foundation for Open Government (CFOG) is now accepting nominations for its fourth Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Award for 2025, the 50th anniver…
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It's not you. It's us. The NFOIC website is down and we're working to fix the problem. Please bear with us.
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RT @opengovva: If you didn't read all the way to the end of this story, you might have missed this gem: a replay of the FOIA row @jimmor12….
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RT @1davidguenthner: "This bill would let the government shut the doors on almost any controversial issue, sidelining the very people they’….
detroitnews.com
One open government advocate said the measure would allow government panels the chance to "shut the doors on almost any controversial issue."
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RT @TxFOIFT: Judge rules Hays County can't bypass open government for road bonds. The ruling appears to mark the first time that a judge ha….
austinfreepress.org
The ruling appears to mark the first time that a judge has undone a bond election based on Texas Open Meetings Act violations.
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RT @BrechnerFOI: 🗞️ New edition of The Journal of Civic Information is here!.📚 Open-access, peer-reviewed research on transparency + public….
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RT @TxFOIFT: Do you know someone who is a champion for open government and First Amendment rights? Consider nominating them for the @TxFOIF….
foift.org
Since 1987, the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas has presented the James Madison Award to journalists, elected officials, academics, attorneys and vigilant citizens for outstanding achiev...
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RT @CoFOIC: "The proposal says the district would have to provide the school board with a list of lawsuits DPS is involved in and a tally o….
chalkbeat.org
The proposal would also clarify when and how the school board should hire outside lawyers.
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RT @BrechnerFOI: 69% of investigative journalists say records access is their biggest challenge, per new UF Collier Prize study. 📄 Full r….
brechner.org
A survey of investigative journalists found that limited access to government records and sources remains the greatest challenge to holding public officials accountable.Â
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RT @CoFOIC: "Sorry if it sucks to listen to people you don’t like or agree with, city council members, but that’s what being a public offic….
sentinelcolorado.com
'The public and the city workers are dragged through this bi-weekly War of the Poses and really do struggle to keep up with the usual business of a very, very busy city government'
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RT @mirandareporter: Looking forward to this conversation with @MichaelMorisy @FOIANate and Lauren Harper. Join us! 1 p.m eastern time on….
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“If you get a public record in reporting, get an image of that, splash it out there; show the readers under the hood what you’re looking at.”.
nationalpress.org
The Washington Post FOIA director Nate Jones says journalists can use public records to fight misinformation and deepfakes.
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How a $9.8 million contract in 2016 ballooned into a $98.3 million one today. “Progress and accomplishments have been minimal; excuses and delays have been plentiful,” the three officials wrote in correspondence obtained through FOIA requests.
injusticewatch.org
This investigation was reported in collaboration with the Chicago Tribune. In a flurry of contracts inked a decade ago, some of Illinois’ most powerful
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RT @christa_motley: "In my experience, not all public bodies in Virginia maintain FOIA logs. But I can’t recall ever being told that a FOI….
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RT @PARLouisiana: When seeking public documents, a citizen isn't required to print them and pay for those costs. #SunshineMonth2025 https:/….
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