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HUMAN RIGHTS
Bill to Shield Lawmakers from Transparency Advances in West Virginia
West Virginia legislators are moving to exempt themselves from FOIA. If passed, the bill would end public accountability in the Mountain State.
CORRUPTION
Federal Agencies Continue to Duck FOIA Requests with Glomar Response
Eagerly adopted across the whole of government, this trick allows bureaucrats to duck FOIA accountability by refusing to even “confirm or deny the existence” of records.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Federal Agencies Find New Ways to Evade FOIA Requirements
FOIA is intended to assure government transparency, but it seems government doesn’t like that at all—and is endlessly creative in evading disclosures.
