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![Idaho COVID-19 surge drove patient transfers, strained out-of-state hospitals, new data shows](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2022/03/16/documenting-covid-19-idaho-crop.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Idaho COVID-19 surge drove patient transfers, strained out-of-state hospitals, new data shows
A new analysis of state data from the Documenting COVID-19 project and the Idaho Capital Sun shows the impact of those crisis standards: As they filled up, Idaho hospitals were forced to transfer patients at least 6,300 times, making unusual moves as they scrambled to find open beds.
![This week’s FOIA round-up: Boys and Girls Clubs abuse, Idaho public records workshops, and $1 million dollars in campus parking fees](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/10/04/Sunrise_over_Idaho.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
This week’s FOIA round-up: Boys and Girls Clubs abuse, Idaho public records workshops, and $1 million dollars in campus parking fees
A newsroom collective publishes a database spanning 70 years of abuse at Boys and Girls Clubs across the country. Idaho plans free public workshops on public records and open meeting laws. The University of Connecticut issues 966,000 dollars in parking violations in one year.
![How do abortion opponents use public records?](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/08/07/pp.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
How do abortion opponents use public records?
Freedom of Information is for everyone, but sometimes brushes up against the rights to privacy and safety. We’ve started a project to learn more.
![Requesters Voice: The University of Arizona School of Journalism’s David Cuillier](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/07/03/au.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Requesters Voice: The University of Arizona School of Journalism’s David Cuillier
David Cuillier is an associate professor in the School of Journalism at The University of Arizona. He specializes in public records reporting and co-wrote the book, The Art of Access: Strategies for Acquiring Public Records, the second edition of which is being released this month. The book teaches journalists and involved citizens how to gain access to public records, which he says is an art that requires understanding of the system and human behavior. For this week’s Requester’s Voice, Cuillier spoke to MuckRock about his book and the study he worked on this past year.
![Idaho legislators approve law requiring transparency for risk assessment tools](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/03/26/IdahoCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Idaho legislators approve law requiring transparency for risk assessment tools
Idaho legislators are the first in the nation to pass transparency protections addressing concerns about risk assessment tools in the criminal justice system.