Megan Rhyne

📞 A new FOI hotline just dropped in Indiana

Call 260-ASK-ICOG for help with public records, open meetings, or figuring out what to do if your request gets denied.

Free. Volunteer-run. Here to help.
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VCOG All Access News, 8/11/25: text message raise; why public notice; no-explanation abstentions #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 8/8/25: no #FOIA for you!; swamped with email; source of PAC funds; Balch Library
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VCOG All Access News, 8/7/25: NAACP #FOIA suit; presidential selection; ad hoc shortcomings
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VCOG All Access News, 8/6/25: data center database; hate stats; outdoor meeting #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 8/5/25: #FOIA improvements?; her side; text messages; trade secrets?
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VCOG All Access News, 8/4/25: Chesapeake's legal bills; surprised?; travel scandal apathy?; #FOIA Files
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VCOG All Access News, 8/1/25: #FOIA Friday; grand jury transcript; quoting Tupac and singing
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VCOG All Access News, 7/31/25: teacher, not school board member; water pollution & the mayor; preserve local media #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 7/30/25: a public SERVICE announcement; employee survey; Ryan's contract #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 7/29/25: Yondr pouch; unsealed transcripts?; emails about resignation #FOIA
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Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition Martin Luther King Jr.'s two living children are urging people to tread lightly with a newly released trove of records related to their father's assassination.

240,000+ pages of FBI files on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have been released.

Originally sealed until 2027, the documents include records of surveillance and disinformation efforts.

King’s children opposed the early release.

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Response from the FBI to my Freedom of Information Act request on whether the bureau has any records on Ozzy osbourne. The FBI responded saying they conducted a search and no responsive records could be found.

I filed a #FOIA request with FBI for any documents the bureau has on Ozzy Osbourne. FBI responded saying they conducted a search and did not locate any responsive records.

That must have been one super-ginormous plane if exiting from the rear seats would be the difference between being on time or being late for a meeting.

VCOG All Access News, 7/28/25: travel policy; federal PAC loophole; speaker cadence; McKinley/Denali #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 7/25/25: campaign finance filings; database access; NY misconduct names #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 7/24/25: arrests in Purcellville; a raise AND admin leave?; report on reports #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 7/23/25: paid to support; SLAPPed for speaking; chamber renovations #FOIA
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'Alligator Alcatraz' contracts disappeared from a Florida state database A state official says the contracts contained "proprietary information," so they were scrubbed and replaced with bare-bones summaries.

"State contracts for Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" detention camp were removed from a public database and replaced with far less detailed documents"
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VCOG All Access News, 7/22/25: erosion of limits; lots of non-verbal communication; retreat scheduling #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 7/21/25: court records contrdict?; 3-year backlog; Wu-Tang Clan album #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 7/18/25: limitations of the audit law; sealed settlement; private messages #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 7/17/25: public discussion of severance?; pockets of secrecy; NFOIC grant; text messages #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 7/16/25: don't leave the dais; ombudsman workload; campaign investigation; UConn error #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 7/15/25: "policy" lifted; book removals; embarrassing email? #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 7/14/25: was it council's direction?; won't say who; historical records #FOIA
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Documents: city has spent nearly $500K on consultant to help run finance department Seward’s time with finance staff has coincided with a “department-wide human resources … assessment” of the office “in response to employee complaints,” a city spokesperson said.

There's no newsletter today, but here's a story about how Richmond has spent more than twice the salary of its finance director to advise its finance director.
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The press & public should not be priced out of public records. FAC & a press coalition are supporting AB 1524, a bill in the California Legislature that would ensure anyone can make copies of publicly available documents using their own devices and avoid paying steep fees. buff.ly/og2K3L0

VCOG All Access News, 7/10/25: records previously known as public; DOC; Alligator Alcatraz #FOIA
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VCOG All Access News, 7/9/25: not live streamed; no answer; database access #FOIA
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