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![Public records reveal staffing and caseload concerns for agency responsible for protecting adults with disabilities in Massachusetts](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/05/14/Cov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Public records reveal staffing and caseload concerns for agency responsible for protecting adults with disabilities in Massachusetts
Despite the growing number of reported abuses against adults with disabilities in Massachusetts, the agencies responsible for responding to complaints haven’t been able to staff up at a comparable rate.
![Proof Steve Mnuchin did enjoy the eclipse, Sean Hannity’s real estate collection, a revamped CIA card game, and other FOIA wins this week](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/04/27/mnuchin-linton-pic.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Proof Steve Mnuchin did enjoy the eclipse, Sean Hannity’s real estate collection, a revamped CIA card game, and other FOIA wins this week
There have been a few interesting FOIA discoveries this week, including the extent of Fox News’ Sean Hannity’s real estate empire and photographic evidence of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin admiring that eclipse back in August - despite his claims otherwise.
![Breaking the law with snail mail, large fees for student newspapers, and whether tweets are public record](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/04/20/iphone.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Breaking the law with snail mail, large fees for student newspapers, and whether tweets are public record
What’s considered public record or not is not a new debate. But the increasing prevalence of social media use amongst government agencies and officials, such as Twitter, brings up a new debate: If you delete social media posts on an official account, is it a violation of public records laws?
![How FOIA can offer the public a peek into the government's secret meetings](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/02/26/Reag.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
How FOIA can offer the public a peek into the government’s secret meetings
Buzzfeed and Pacific Standard Magazine report on questionable meetings by the state of Missouri to acquire lethal injection drugs and industry groups influencing government officials regarding a bird species in peril. Plus, a tool often used in the movies for keeping people quiet can also serve as a method of redaction!
![Zoinks! Casey Kasem and the FBI versus Negativland](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/02/08/CasesyCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Zoinks! Casey Kasem and the FBI versus Negativland
A deep dive into our archive of Federal Bureau of Investigation files released through FOIA reveal that radio and TV personality Casey Kasem - better known as the voice of Shaggy in Scooby Doo - involved the Bureau in his infamous feud with the band Negativland after he threatened to sue them for releasing a track of recordings of him swearing.