In true FOIA fashion, our weekly series looking at the stories public records made possible is a bit late and missing all the good parts.
National
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‘Always appeal,’ and more pro tips from a dozen FOIA experts by Jonathan Peters via CJR
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CACTUS documents show CIA aided FBI’s COINTELPRO even after it ended by Michael Best via Glomar Disclosure
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Documents Show Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump to Divest Some Assets by Caleb Melby, Lindsey Rupp, and Bill Allison via Bloomber Politics
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Judicial Watch Sues DOJ for Records Related to Loretta Lynch, Bill Clinton Tarmac Meeting by Joe Schoffstall via Free Beacon
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NSA’s ‘Twitter For Spies’ Has Over 60,000 Users by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai via Motherboard
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Physicist declassifies rescued nuclear test films by Nolan O’Brien via Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Rep. Devin Nunes’ Hypocrisy On Display In ‘Concerns’ Over NSA Surveillance by Mike Masnick via Techdirt
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Three out of Five Federal Agencies Flout New FOIA Law by Lauren Harper, Nate Jones, and Tom Blanton via National Security Archive
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U.S. Navy Film Reveals Crazy Cold War Chemical Weapons Plans by Joseph Trevithick via The National Interest
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Who Uses FOIA? – An Analysis of 229,000 Requests to 85 Government Agencies by Max Galka via FOIA Mapper
State/Local
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Ann Arbor and Michigan Struggle With Governmental Transparency via The Ann Arbor Independent
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BGA Vs. IHSA: Landmark Lawsuit Heads To State Supreme Court via Better Government Association
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Bill would help South Carolina nonprofits avoid FOIA requests — even if they accept public money by Diane Knich via The Post and Courier
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Governing goes off the record in Minnesota by James Eli Shiffer via Star Tribune
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Long Island Gets a ‘C’ in First-Ever Local Government Open Records Report Card by Timothy Bolger via Long Island Press
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Princeton sues to block release of records on admissions probe by Michael Stratford via Politico
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In Texas, government denials of record requests have soared by Terri Langford via The Dallas Morning News
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Shots Fired by Matt Kielty via Radiolab
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Washington Lawmaker Has 6-Figure Salary In Trump Administration, Documents Show by Tony Schick via OPB
Events
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