A study by Frank D. LoMonte, former director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, found that most police departments in the U.S. employ constitutionally questionable policies prohibiting officers from expressing concerns online about misconduct.
Des Moines city leaders must not be paying attention to the ongoing scandal, and litigation, in Davenport over the D’port City Council’s secret decision-making. The Des Moines City Council should **not** have dodged the public meetings law by this tactic.⤵️
DNR overlooks key detail in the law’s “draft exemption”: “This subsection shall NOT apply to public records that are actually … used in the … execution of any official policy or action of a governmental body by a public official authorized to adopt or execute official policy.”
Deadline to register for lunch is today, 4/1. An investigative reporting team from the @MiamiHerald will be in #Gainesville 4/8 to discuss “Shakedown City,” winner of our #FOI Award. $20 for lunch or attend for free without lunch:
Brechner Center's 2024 Freedom of Information Award: Miami Herald Investigative Team - Florida Free...
March 11th from 11:30 pm – 1:00 pm with Miami Herald investigative journalists Sarah Blaskey, Joey Flechas, and ...
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ICYMI #BrechnerReport: The gaps in oversight of, and accountability for, the actions of #UniversityFoundations, a state #FOI #legislative roundup and @WashingtonCOG's #YourRightTo Know report: https://bit.ly/49Sb7CO
An investigative reporting team from the @MiamiHerald will be in #Gainesville 4/8 to discuss “Shakedown City,” winner of @BrechnerCenter's #FOI Award. $20 for lunch or attend for free without lunch. Register by 4/1:
Brechner Center's 2024 Freedom of Information Award: Miami Herald Investigative Team - Florida Free...
March 11th from 11:30 pm – 1:00 pm with Miami Herald investigative journalists Sarah Blaskey, Joey Flechas, and ...
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Great news about #SunshineWeek's future as a project of @BrechnerCenter at the @UFJSchool. The @knightfdn has established the Knight Sunshine Fund at @UF, an endowment of $575,000 to help expand the reach and impact of Sunshine Week: https://bit.ly/4anvwQJ
Analysis by David Cuillier, director of the @BrechnerCenter, shows that of 37,000 FOIA requests submitted to federal agencies through MuckRock in 2010, barely more than half of requests were successful. By 2022, it was barely more than 10% of requests.
#SunshineWeek is a collaboration that would not be possible without the creativity and leadership of our partners. These 75 organizations stepped up in support of #PublicRecords and #OpenGovernment to strengthen #democracy: https://sunshineweek.org/partners-sponsors
Congrats @MiamiHerald, the recipient of the 2024 Brechner #FOI Award for "Shakedown City." . It exposed gov't corruption in #Miami, sparking investigations by the @FBI, @IRSnews @SECGov and #Florida Commission on Ethics. https://bit.ly/48ZJI0v
Miami Herald wins Brechner FOI Award for 'Shakedown City' - Brechner Center for Freedom of Inform...
The Miami Herald is the winner of the 2024 Brechner Freedom of Information Award for “Shakedown City,” an investi...
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