Edward Snowden had to flee the country in order to reveal what the feds are doing. Fortunately, you may not have to. While former NSA-er Edward Snowden has demonstrated his own particular method to ...

A blank copy of Saginaw County's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request form. Though many public bodies have specific forms for citizens to use to request records, Michigan law merely requires a ...

In November 2024, Elon Musk posted on social media, "There should be no need for [Freedom of Information Act] requests. All government data should be default public for maximum transparency." His ...

What the deep state does well is to use the bureaucracy’s failings and inefficiencies to cover its tracks, including avoiding FOIA.

Last week, federal Judge Christopher Cooper found the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was likely subject to comply with public disclosure laws, which includes Freedom of Information Act ...

When her daughter started kindergarten, Miriam Bhimani was eager to get more context about how decisions were being made at the Chicago elementary school. So she started writing requests to the ...

All citizens have the right to access records under the Freedom of Information Act. Filing a request is as simple as writing a letter. New changes to the law cap copying fees at 10 cents per page. The ...