The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966, and the intention of the law is to make the federal government’s functioning a bit more transparent to ...

A blank copy of Saginaw County's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request form. Though many public bodies have specific forms for citizens to use to request records, Michigan law merely requires a ...

If you want to know how much money the city of Chicago spends on holiday parade security in a given year, you can file an open records request with the city for the details. If you want to know how a ...

FOIA imposes two requirements on requests for agency records. Requests must: Reasonably describe the desired records. Be made in compliance with agency rules and regulations for making FOIA requests. ...

Documents requested from Richmond's government under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) could become a lot more accessible to the public at large, should a newly-introduced ordinance be approved.

GRAND BLANC TWP., Mich. (WNEM) – She calls herself the FOIA girl. A local investigative reporter and podcaster wanted to dig deeper into the recent controversy involving the Grand Blanc Township fire ...