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Virginia police deny access, even when investigation is over

"19-year-old Hailu Brook was shot and killed by Fairfax County police after he allegedly robbed a bank and crossed the county line. Officers fired 25 shots into his body, and […]
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Emails reveal how University of Montana's administration handles cases of alleged rape

"Earlier this month, the U.S. Justice Department announced a first-of-its kind investigation into how rape cases are handled by the University of Montana and its campus police, along with the […]
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Analyzing Governor Walker's calendars

In a three-part series for the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, Kate Golden and Amy Karon used the state’s open records law to receive Gov. Scott Walker’s official calendars. "To […]
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New York's Freedom of Information Law fails concerned parents

Elmira Star-Gazette reporter Jason Whong showed that despite having the benefit of the newspaper's archives and knowing where to look and which dates to research, New York's Freedom of Information […]
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Sheriff's questionable relationship revealed

"A WVUE-TV investigation reveals a timeline that a government watchdog says needs to be probed by the FBI.  Lee Zurik, the station's chief investigative reporter, requested and received emails that […]
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Harassment allegations bring to light a larger problem

Beth Cooper of The Daily Helmsman reports that after following rumors of alleged sexual harassment at the University of Memphis' Physical Plant department, larger problems within the administration arose. Freedom […]
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Millions paid to influential chairman

Accounting by the Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today shows that a University of Wisconsin-Madison chairman has received more than $25 million in royalties from Medtronic, a medical device firm, since […]
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Worldwide freedom of information laws widely ignored

"A flurry of freedom of information laws adopted over the past decade has given more than 5.3 billion people worldwide the right, on paper, to know what their governments are […]
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Majority of Florida agencies compliant with public records laws

A report by Jennifer Kay of the Associated Press shows a statewide audit of Florida's public records law found that the vast majority of agencies in the state were in […]
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Serial killer series prompts police to re-open investigations

Police in Ohio and Indiana have launched new murder investigations after a Scripps Howard News Service investigation revealed dozens of clusters of unsolved killings of women nationwide that are likely the work of serial […]
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