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Gainesville, Florida
Joined March 2009
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Sunshine fuels democracy—and your gift fuels transparency. ☀️📜 This #SunshineWeek, your donation to Voice of OC will be tripled thanks to our 2:1 match! Support journalism that holds power accountable. Give today and make your dollars go further!
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Celebrate #SunshineWeek by nominating a student journalist for our Freedom of Information Award, sponsored by @BrechnerFOI. The award recognizes the outstanding use of public records in student reporting. Learn more and apply: loom.ly/F3y6ex0
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ICYMI our "Transparency and Access" program in conjunction with Sunshine Week 2025 is now available for viewing at anytime on the @USNatArchives YouTube channel: youtube.com/live/Fp5hRKyvVLY
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“The words on the page of any given state law may look fine. But those words can be stretched to the point of breaking by some local government, school district or state agency,” guest columnist Megan Rhyne writes via @SunshineWeek iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025…
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Thank you to our contributors who joined @AFPfoundation’s panel discussion on #AI, advanced technology, and #FOIA, at this year’s @SunshineWeek #SunshineFest. @mcculloughirvin @jasonrbaron @digiphile
More info on the symposium at americansforprosperityfounda…
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☀️ TONIGHT @ 6PM! Join us for a #SunshineWeek webinar. We'll discuss our right to know, OH's Sunshine Law, & attacks on open gov. Panelists include Statehouse reporter WCMH's @NatalieFahmy, attorney Fred Gittes, & former reporter Alan Johnson.
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"Transparency is just not a priority. It needs to be." . . . Our expert commentary appears across the country. Check out this monthly summary of where our advocacy can be seen. conta.cc/41BRNad #FirstAmendment #journalism #opengov
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Happy #FOIAFriday! ICYMI @AOTUS11_Shogan recently appointed 20 individuals to the 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee. Learn more at The FOIA Ombudsman: foia.blogs.archives.gov/2024…
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How state "confidentiality” laws muzzle #whistleblowers, #NewJersey's #OPRA law is gutted, and attempts by #PublicUniversities to avoid disclosing #NIL contracts. #BrechnerReport: bit.ly/45xzWTb
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Reminder! June 1 deadline to submit proposals for the 2024 Freedom of Information Research Competition, co-sponsored by @NFOIC and @BrechnerCenter. brechner.org/about/awards/
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ICYMI the penultimate #FOIA Advisory Committee meeting for the 2022-2024 term was last week. You can watch it anytime and see the final recommendations that will be shared with the Archivist.
📺Livestream: youtube.com/watch?v=wl2l3Ne_…
📁Materials: archives.gov/ogis/foia-advis…
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Explore the challenges of enforcing campaign finance laws at our free COGEL Connect event, presented with the @BrennanCenter. It's open and free to everyone! Don’t miss this insightful panel. cogel.org/event/BrennanCente…
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Wow. The Senate State Affairs Committee just killed the CORA bill, HB 24-1296, on a 3-2 vote. CFOIC opposed the extended response times and other aspects of the bill, even after the "vexatious requester" provision was removed. #coleg #copolitics #edcolo
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Here's your chance to ask me anything about the #FOIA and your FOIAs.
I'm doing a Reddit AMA tomorrow at 2 pm ET.
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The title is set for a proposed initiative to repeal newly enacted legislation that narrows the definition of “public business” in the CO Open Meetings Law as it applies to #coleg and lets lawmakers email and text one another without it being a “meeting.” coloradofoic.org/ballot-titl…
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NEW: An investigation by a team reporting for @MuckRock and New York Focus uncovered disciplinary files on homeless shelter "peace officers" who abuse the residents they're supposed to protect.
Read their files, and our investigation, here:
nysfocus.com/2024/04/15/new-…
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MuckRock’s For the Record column goes to Louisiana to understand how a new proposed legislation would exclude a local government’s “active” negotiations in economic development projects from the state's public records law. muckrock.com/news/archives/2…
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The Virginia NAACP sued Gov. Youngkin for allegedly failing to produce documents in response to a 2023 public records request related to the Youngkin administration’s director of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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