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    How to get government records and what to do with them

    Mar 01, 2023 1 minute

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    How to Use Open Records Laws

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    Access to public records is key to the investigative and other news outlets produce. Yet individuals are more prolific users of tools like the federal Freedom of Information Act than news organizations. At we know firsthand how dogged our readers can be in accessing public information: You often send us records you’ve obtained or tip us off to what we should be asking for and where to find it.

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