It was a standard public information request … until the state set up a maze to block one intrepid reporter’s access to records
BROKEN RECORDS: WHAT THE FOIA?!
Who do you call when the cops rip you off?
BROKEN RECORDS: THE SUN DON’T SHINE IN MASSACHUSETTS
In the Commonwealth, even paying for public records doesn’t guarantee you’ll get them
SPECIAL SUNSHINE WEEK FEATURE: THE FOILES 2016
Some Government Agencies Are So Bad at Handling Public Records Requests, They Deserve an Award
INFO WARS: THE PERILS OF REPORTING IN MASS (A MEDIA FARM UPDATE)
Please excuse any sentimental camaraderie, but we do hope that you’ll join the chorus and echo our complaints.
RARE FOOTAGE: THE BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTEST TAPE MUCKROCK GOT FROM BPD IS AMAZING
It’s ironic that the very tool the BPD hopes will suppress these kinds of actions will, thanks to FOIA and a little crowdfunding, allow the event to live on forever.
BROKEN RECORDS: MASS PUBLIC RECORDS LAWS MAY BE ABOUT TO GET MUCH, MUCH WORSE
The bill still needs to go before the Senate, which will likely change it yet again, so there’s still hope that it will be fixed. But after seeing how the bill was devastated by the House, the future is unpredictable.
SWAT STICKER: EXCLUSIVE DOCS REVEAL 34-MAN DEPLOYMENT TO DALAI LAMA VISIT PLUS OTHER COSTLY AND EXTREME POLICE TACTICS
Whether the Lama requested a goon squad and an armored tank on wheels is unknown.
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT: MORE THAN JUST A PLOT DEVICE
The government has maintained that there is no systematic use of solitary confinement in America, but evidence shows otherwise.
OLYMPIC RECORDS
Walsh calls for transparency while his office stays tightlipped …
