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Happy birthday, Freedom of Information Act!
Posted by The Pump Handle on December 26, 2012 President Johnson may not have intended to sign the Freedom of Information Act on Independence Day, but July 4th is a fitting birthday for a law that helps citizens know what their government is doing and hold it accountable. (Re-post)
Happy birthday, Freedom of Information Act!
Posted by Liz Borkowski on July 4, 2012 President Johnson may not have intended to sign the Freedom of Information Act on Independence Day, but July 4th is a fitting birthday for a law that helps citizens know what their government is doing and hold it accountable.
When “shall make available to the public” means sorry, you can’t have it
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on October 6, 2011 It’s been 8 weeks now since two 17 year-old workers lost legs in an industrial auger while employed at a grain handling facility in Kremlin, Oklahoma. One of the young men remains in the hospital, but may be released soon to a rehabilitation facility. When I first wrote about this horrible incident, I noted that…