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That Sunshine Review is currently rating each county in the United States on the transparency of it's website? Join the project here: Portal:My Government Website.

Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week
Joel Chandler of Lakeland, Florida, won a lawsuit based on the Florida Sunshine Law against the Polk County School District. The district withheld information; as a result, a judge ordered the district to pay Chandler's legal fees. More.

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"The same prudence, which, in private life, would forbid our paying our money for unexplained projects, forbids it in the disposition of public moneys." -- Thomas Jefferson

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The WikiFOIA portal

WikiFOIA is an online space about:


Featured Transparency Article

Our article about the Alaska Public Records Act has attracted interest as people seek information about the "deliberative process" exemption for gubernatorial e-mails. That's "gubernatorial" as in Sarah Palin. E-mail records from governors has also been cited.

Transparency Headlines

By visiting the category:transparency headlines and selecting the state you are interested in, you can get a very complete and up-to-date review of what kinds of transparency issues are making the news. And if you find a great news article about governmental transparency in your area, please add it to the list!

How You Can Help

You can get involved with the WikiFOIA project on Sunshine Review by editing (adding or improving information) on any page in the WikiFOIA category.


A note on sponsorship


WikiFOIA is sponsored by the Lucy Burns Institute. Contact Leslie Graves or Sara Key (aka Maverick) with any questions.
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