National Freedom of Information Coalition

🏛🔎Non-partisan alliance of state #opengov & #FOI orgs promoting #access & #transparency in state & local public government

[National Freedom of Information Coalition @NFOIC]

In addition to X, Facebook, Insta and LinkedIn, NFOIC is now on Blue Sky, too: https://t.co/e7JfXTUKNW

[Megan you-are-my-sunshine Rhyne @opengovva]

I'm so sorry to hear of Frank's passing. He & Frosty (VCOG's godfather) were kindred spirits. Crusty, career newsmen with unwavering commitments to open government and hearts of gold. I know Deborah Fisher benefited from Frank's wisdom and support as I did from FML. @TNOpenGovt

[National Freedom of Information Coalition @NFOIC]

OTOH, a Michigan court (not appellate level) ruled it's OK to keep police names secret.
https://t.co/vGKprC2a8S

[National Freedom of Information Coalition @NFOIC]

Another win for Invisible Institute (this time with the Badger Project) to otain police rosters, beating back the argument that the names might be associated with undercover officers.
https://t.co/8FC08AOZts

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

A private judge has granted a request from the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition to intervene in a divorce case in which a suppression order makes the entire court file — and the order itself — unavailable to the public.
https://t.co/Oi4hWJTDFe

[Ky Open Government Coalition @kyopengov]

Tips for filing FOIA requests during a government shutdown https://t.co/w2C3QmowIt

[Ky Open Government Coalition @kyopengov]

Wisconsin joins the states observing the majority rule that public officials cannot hide text messages —
& messages on private messaging apps — involving public business & must pay requesters ‘ legal fees where courts reaffirm this rule. https://t.co/bzYynHnWz9

[Brechner Freedom of Information Project @BrechnerFOI]

🚨 Records expose $180 million in misspent public funds

Audit finds Sacramento’s Highlands Community Charter hired big names like a police chief and NBA player but failed on education basics.

🧾 https://t.co/VUrKkMPV8Z

[New England First Amendment Coalition @FiveFreedoms]

“After spending more than $10,000 on an external investigation, according to a document obtained by the Globe through a public records request, [school officials] have not shared any of the investigative report with Rohan’s family and have refused to release it to the public.”

[First Amendment Coalition (follow us on Bluesky) @FACoalition]

If courts don't have to power to enforce the Public Records Act beyond which records can be disclosed, "then the Public Records Act is meaningless" says @davidloysd to @Kristen_Taketa ⬇️https://t.co/Gl4LNl75wU

[National Freedom of Information Coalition @NFOIC]

"State contracts for Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" detention camp were removed from a public database and replaced with far less detailed documents"
https://t.co/7hlg7xizIw

[National Freedom of Information Coalition @NFOIC]

MuckRock, NFOIC and other leading transparency groups receive $1.25M Press Forward grant to help local journalists obtain government records
https://t.co/aEXurrK0Vy

[CFOG @ctfog]

CFOG is accepting nominations for our Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Awards for 2025, the 50th anniversary of the passage of the state Freedom of Information Act in Connecticut.

Nominate someone today:
https://t.co/5q7Ee3dIks

[National Freedom of Information Coalition @NFOIC]

It's not you. It's us.

The NFOIC website is down and we're working to fix the problem. Please bear with us.

[Megan you-are-my-sunshine Rhyne @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 had to hoe just to get ordinary email, starting with the claim that a request for one person's email for a 2-day period wasn't specific enough.

[David Guenthner @1davidguenthner]

"This bill would let the government shut the doors on almost any controversial issue, sidelining the very people they’re meant to serve." https://t.co/GUi8Yno7Ie

[TX Freedom Info @TxFOIFT]

Judge rules Hays County can't bypass open government for road bonds. The ruling appears to mark the first time that a judge has undone a bond election based on Texas Open Meetings Act violations. https://t.co/310eeEWLE8

[Brechner Freedom of Information Project @BrechnerFOI]

🗞️ New edition of The Journal of Civic Information is here!
📚 Open-access, peer-reviewed research on transparency + public records.

🔗 Read now: https://t.co/boHiDG5gd1

[TX Freedom Info @TxFOIFT]

Do you know someone who is a champion for open government and First Amendment rights? Consider nominating them for the @TxFOIFT James Madison Award. Nomination deadline is June 30. Details at https://t.co/2RaI9aN3mp

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @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 of how much it spends on external legal costs."
https://t.co/QArZLzJ5LC

[Brechner Freedom of Information Project @BrechnerFOI]

69% of investigative journalists say records access is their biggest challenge, per new UF Collier Prize study.

📄 Full report: https://t.co/JOw9XnbIYY