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As Sunshine Week draws to a close, state legislatures are set to review a number of records bills across the nation

by Jessie Gomez

March 15, 2019

As we wrap up Sunshine Week 2019, we’ve compiled the ultimate list of transparency bills currently making the rounds throughout state houses and senates.

Holiday hangover: find out what changed in public records laws while you were gone

by Jessie Gomez

January 04, 2019

The new year is in full-swing, and public records advocates are getting ready for another year of FOIA and state records law fun. The end of the year usually marks an eventful time full of joy, rest, and relaxation. Yet some jurisdictions decided to make some changes at the eleventh hour, both for the better and the worse. But don’t worry, we compiled a list of FOIA related changes that happened over the holidays so you don’t miss a thing.

Emails reveal inner-workings of Virginia’s failed conversion therapy ban

by Joey Del Ponte

November 30, 2018

Documents responsive to a request by Tom Nash shed light on a proposed conversion therapy ban in Virginia that failed last January. The documents include emails between experts and Doctor David Brown, Director of the Virginia Department of Health Professions, regarding a conversion therapy “workgroup” convened by Brown in October 2018, and a pair of bills, SB 245 and HB 363, seeking to ban the practice.

Vexatious request laws remain a prevalent possibility in public records

by Jessie Gomez

October 25, 2018

At both the federal and state level, requesters filing for similar documents may encounter additional barriers in the form of so called “vexatious requester” laws.

Six state Departments of Correction have responded to our requests for post-incarceration employment data

by Beryl Lipton

September 27, 2018

Last week, MuckRock submitted requests for any policies and materials these agencies might have related to the post-incarceration opportunities. So far, the responses can’t speak to the question, because most Departments of Correction don’t keep the data.