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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.