One thing I have learned in this project is what is covered and is not covered by FOIA. Essentially, anything financial is fair game for FOIA, especially here in IL, given our .. checked past. But there are many limitations, especially when it comes to stuff that is pre-decisional, opinion, scholarly research, or otherwise. I always laug…
One thing I have learned in this project is what is covered and is not covered by FOIA. Essentially, anything financial is fair game for FOIA, especially here in IL, given our .. checked past. But there are many limitations, especially when it comes to stuff that is pre-decisional, opinion, scholarly research, or otherwise. I always laugh when I see that college exams are not FOIA’able but only after some kids actually FOIA’ed their exams.
One thing I have learned in this project is what is covered and is not covered by FOIA. Essentially, anything financial is fair game for FOIA, especially here in IL, given our .. checked past. But there are many limitations, especially when it comes to stuff that is pre-decisional, opinion, scholarly research, or otherwise. I always laugh when I see that college exams are not FOIA’able but only after some kids actually FOIA’ed their exams.