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  2. Freedom of information in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act P.L. §§ 38-2-1 to 38-2-16 1979 [51] Any person South Carolina South Carolina Freedom of Information Act S.C. Code Ann. §§ 30-4-10 to 30-4-165 1974 [52] Any person South Dakota South Dakota Sunshine Law SDCL Chapter 1-27-1 to 1-27-48 2009 [53] Any person Tennessee Tennessee Open Records Act

  3. Freedom of Information Act (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA / ˈ f ɔɪ j ə / FOY-yə), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. government upon request. The act defines agency records subject to ...

  4. Freedom of information laws by country - Wikipedia

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    Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. [1]

  5. Op-Ed: FOIA reveals hidden truths about IRS, FDA and WHO - AOL

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    The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has let some much-needed sunlight into the opaque corridors of federal bureaucracy. Thanks to this landmark 1967 legislation, any person or organization has ...

  6. NJ state Senate will consider bill that would eviscerate Open ...

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    The Open Public Records Act, commonly known as OPRA, was first enacted in 2002 and requires local, state and county government agencies to provide the public with access to government records in ...

  7. Access to public records was a problem in the bridge ... - AOL

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    The changes include making public a broad range of records: correspondence to elected officials, footage captured on police body cameras, some 911 calls, the owners of low-numbered license plates ...

  8. Open Public Records Act - Wikipedia

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    The New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 2001, c. 404), commonly abbreviated OPRA, is a statute that provides a right to the public to access certain public records in the State of New Jersey, as well as the process by which that right may be exercised. In general, OPRA provides that "government records shall be ...

  9. College Student Slapped With $84,000 Bill for FOIA Records

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    A student at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in Michigan is facing an $84,000 bill for records he requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) related to an ongoing school ...