State law dictates certain time constraints that the government has to adhere to in responding to requests, Byrum explained.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News has rolled out a new Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA) Responses Protocol, aiming to enhance transparency and streamline public access to government records.

Gov. Sarah Sanders announces a special session to consider tax cuts and a rollback of public access to government information. Credit: Brian Chilson Arkansas government could be more efficient with a ...

Information and document requests under the Freedom of Information Act and analogous state public records laws can be powerful and relatively inexpensive tools in a party’s litigation toolbox and are ...

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Teams handling Freedom of Information Act requests at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration were gutted Tuesday as part of the widespread job cuts ordered ...

While this language was not included in the “awareness process” dated May 24, internal emails reviewed by CNN suggest that certain political appointees were copied on documents produced in response to ...

A federal court in Washington, D.C. gave the Trump administration a win on Wednesday in a case over the abrupt closure of an office dedicated to processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter during an event in the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington, as FBI Director Kash Patel listens. (AP ...