The article discusses the ongoing threat to public access to government information in the U.S., driven by legislative and administrative actions. In Maryland, lawmakers are considering a bill permitting agencies to reject public records requests deemed 'harassing.' Concurrently, the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency operates outside the Freedom of Information Act and is removing public data sets. To combat these challenges, the article mentions The Foilies project, an annual report that exposes incompetent government responses to FOIA requests, illustrating the importance of transparency and public accountability.
"The public's right to access government information is constantly under siege across the United States, from both sides of the political aisle."
"Every year during Sunshine Week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, MuckRock, and AAN Publishers team up to publish The Foilies, an annual report highlighting absurd responses to public records requests."
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