One year ago, KOAA filed a 64 word public records request with the Air Force Academy (USAFA), seeking email records between two individuals.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.