In last week’s Friday Follow-a-FOIA installment, we sent off an email to Wisconsin assemblyman Mark Gottlieb, asking for copies of documents he had received from individuals or groups lobbying him on an assembly bill he is sponsoring.
On Tuesday of this week, I received a polite and prompt response from Rep. Gottlieb, saying that the documents would quickly be assembled on and on their way to me.
How frustrating. At the very least, I expect our public officials to insist that my requests are too broad, improperly filed or will cost $22,314.35.
Friday FOIA scorecard:
5 minutes. Nothing to complain about.
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» Friday FOIA Stuff - Entropic Memes // January 18, 2008 at 1:11 pm |
[...] months now, Leslie over at State Sunshine and Open Records has been doing something pretty neat – “follow a FOIA Friday”. Basically, you get to follow FOIA requests through their complete lifecycle. Happily for the [...]