Journalists file public record requests to access information on government agencies — from public schools to police units. However, you don’t need to be a reporter. Anyone can access public records.

Anyone can request general records the agency has that are not otherwise protected under one of FOIA’s exclusions. FOIA requests tend to be free for reporters if the information will be edited and ...

Documents requested from Richmond's government under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) could become a lot more accessible ...

The Energy Department is being sued over its plan to purge old Freedom of Information Act requests. The nonprofit group American Oversight filed the suit in U.S. District Court last week. It ...

ASHBURN, Va. (7News) — 7News is asking Loudoun County Supervisor Koran Saines what he’s hiding from his recent taxpayer-funded trip to Ghana. Following a FOIA request from 7News, Saines refused to ...

Delaware’s Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday from a group demanding access to President Biden’s Senate papers now being held at the University of Delaware. The conservative foundation Judicial ...

Avelo’s CEO told the state’s attorney general that he can see a copy of the budget airline’s deportation contract — if he submits a Freedom of Information Act request to the relevant federal agency.

“The Chamber noted that the White House itself has deemed the march-in proposal a matter of urgent importance and that ‘it would be inconsistent for the executive branch to conclude now that the ...