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COMMENTARY: FOIA Costs Put Public Info out of Reach
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COMMENTARY: FOIA Costs Put Public Info out of Reach

City and College recently required hundreds of dollars to fill basic requests

George Arbogust
Mar 14, 2025
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Recent FOIA requests prove cost-prohibitive, limiting access to public information. (Graphic: George Arbogust, Williamsburg Independent)

Earlier this year in Richmond, a bill was introduced which would cap the amount of money that local governments in Virginia can charge for responses to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Unfortunately, the effo…

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