Presidential contenders have pledged to expand CVE funding, but existing evaluations leave questions about their effectiveness.

You submit the perfect public records request. Weeks pass. When a FOIA officer finally replies to your most recent plea for documents, you open their email and your heart drops: your beloved agency is charging you with a public records fee.

In this week’s FOIA round-up, the number of animal welfare citations issued by the USDA has decreased by 65% under the Trump Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is placing record numbers of migrants in solitary confinement, many of whom are mentally ill, L.A. official Michael LoGrande was lobbying private developers while serving as the head of the city’s Planning Agency, and the Tennessee Court of Appeals rules that state agencies still have to release public records that are part of criminal investigations.

New documents raise questions about Denver Police Department continued participation in a controversial Obama-era counterrorism program.

In this week’s FOIA round-up, Alaska natives sued the Trump Administration for concealing information regarding oil drilling, an environmental advocacy group shows that the bulk of U.S. farm aid goes to wealthy farmers, and members of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement draw public scrutiny after going on pricey international vacations.