Information and Communications Regarding COVID-19 (Mississippi State Department of Health)
| Multi Request | Information and Communications Regarding COVID-19 |
| Submitted | March 20, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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Communications
From: Abram Nanney
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Mississippi Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All communications between Representative Trent Kelly, the Office of the Governor of Mississippi, the Insurance Department, the Division of Medicaid, Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves, and the Mississippi State Department of Health regarding all plans, discussions, references, and allusions to COVID-19, formally known as the Coronavirus. Information on the virus discussed between at least two of the aforementioned parties should also be included.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Abram Nanney
From: Mississippi State Department of Health
Hello Abram,
This is a very extensive request and since we do not waive costs for media, the cost may be prohibitive given that the Mississippi State Department of Health has been solely responding to COVID-19 for about a month now.
Is there something in particular that you're looking for to help narrow your search?
If you can give me your phone number we'd be happy to call and discuss.
Please advise,
Elizabeth Grey
From: Abram Nanney
I apologize for how broad this request is for you all in particular. Thank you for all the hard work you are doing
Narrowing it down, I’d like to see communications between the Department of Health and state politicians, more specifically between Trent Kelly, Tate Reeves, Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Roger Wicker.
From: Mississippi State Department of Health
Thanks for your email clarification. I feel like we still need to have a conversation to discuss the costs involved before asking our IT folks to even come up with an estimate for you.
Can you provide me with a phone number so that we can give you a call?
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Mississippi Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 20, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Mississippi State Department of Health
Abram,
The last email that was sent was from Elizabeth Grey asking for a phone number to discuss the cost of the request.
On March 31, 2020:
Subject: RE: Mississippi Public Records Act Request: Information and Communications Regarding COVID-19 (Mississippi State Department of Health)
Thanks for your email clarification. I feel like we still need to have a conversation to discuss the costs involved before asking our IT folks to even come up with an estimate for you.
Can you provide me with a phone number so that we can give you a call?
This might be a autogenerated response for Muckrock, but wanted to let you know we got it.
If you no longer need assistance, could you close the request on your end?
If you do need help, please let us know what it is.
We prefer to handle requests directly if possible.
Thanks,
Tammy
Tammy Yates
Media representative/campaign manager
Office of Communications
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 E. Woodrow Wilson, suite 100
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: 601-576-7435
Office: 601-576-7667
Fax: 601-576-7517