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At the outset of this week’s Sunshine Week symposium, James Valvo and I argued that judicial review was the most important check on agency secrecy and abuse of FOIA. Implicit in our argument was the claim that reform originating within the executive branch was unlikely to be effective. A development this week provides a helpful […]
Sentencing transparency and equal treatment under the law for Tennesseans advances. NASHVILLE, TN — Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) today applauded the House for passing two criminal justice reform bills. HB 2657 would bring transparency to the sentencing process by requiring the court to record the estimated time a defendant will serve before becoming eligible […]
This article was authored by Kate Oh of the American Civil Liberties Union for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Sunshine Week 2022 essay series on reforming FOIA. The Freedom of Information Act is premised on a simple but powerful idea: The people have the right to know what their government is doing in their name, and why. […]
This article was authored by Melissa Wasser of Project On Government Oversight for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Sunshine Week 2022 essay series on reforming FOIA. Sunshine Week serves as an annual reminder that more transparency promotes greater accountability from our government. One underappreciated medium of transparency and accountability is congressional oversight. Congress established the Freedom of […]
This article was authored by Susan E. Harley of Public Citizen for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Sunshine Week 2022 essay series on reforming FOIA. My organization, Public Citizen, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Our founder, Ralph Nader, early in his career notably referred to the Freedom of Information Act as the “Freedom from Information” […]
Concord, NH—Today, Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire (AFP-NH) issued glowing praise for the state’s legislature in standing firm to protect recent educational reforms that have given Granite State students greater educational options and individualized pathways for success. The legislature rejected measures that would repeal or weaken the state’s Education Freedom Account (EFA) program. Similar attempts […]
What is the lawsuit? Ohio offers a number of scholarships which benefit kids on the autism spectrum, kids with special needs, kids living in underperforming school districts, and kids living in poverty. The scholarships take a small portion of per-pupil state funds that normally follow kids to their public school district, and instead follow kids […]
Government price controls mean a future with as many as 342 fewer new cures for cancer, Alzheimer’s, and other leading diseases
This article was authored by Kel McClanahan of National Security Counselors for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Sunshine Week 2022 essay series on reforming FOIA. Scene: A courtroom. There are four people seated, two each at two tables. Then a voice rings out: “All rise!” They all stand. Five men and three women file into the room and […]
