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In a bid to improve government transparency and empower citizens, I started a new pandemic pursuit: requesting public information from state governments using their own FOIA-like laws.

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Kristopher's Repository of FOIA, California PRA, and Texas PIA requests and responses

Note that I am working on a new front-end site at freetherecords.org to organize and track these requests and responses. This may also mean a new organization for the repository of received records and associated communications.

"Federated" Police Surveillance in San Diego, California

This started with trying to find out more about "SafeSanDiego-Lemon Grove":

Collin College (Texas) Faculty Speech

See more context at FIRE: Collin College stonewalls inquiries into legislators' "contacts" over professor's tweets about Vice President Pence (November 12, 2020).

FOIA/PRA Resources & Info

For more information on FOIA/PRA, see the following:

  • MuckRock
  • iFOIA
  • FOIA Wiki: The FOIA Wiki is a free and collaborative resource on the federal Freedom of Information Act provided by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, with contributions from The FOIA Project at TRAC, MuckRock, The National Security Archive, FOIA Mapper, Open the Government, and other users
  • State Open Government Guide: The Open Government Guide is a complete compendium of information on every state's open records and open meetings laws. Each state's section is arranged according to a standard outline, making it easy to compare laws in various states.

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