tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37735255.post7140524020516487521..comments2023-10-29T11:04:02.869-05:00Comments on The FOI Advocate: Tennessee Gov Sounds Good on FOI OmbudsmanNational Freedom of Information Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987084587838968158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37735255.post-45044625177510898352007-08-08T21:20:00.000-05:002007-08-08T21:20:00.000-05:00When government tells you they are trying to make ...When government tells you they are trying to make it easier for you to access public records,perhaps you should not take that idea literally. <BR/> Illinois officials made a lot of noise along those lines and they even have a citizens FOIA advocate by the name of Mutchler working as an assistant to the Illinois attorny General Lisa Madigan. A recent FOIA to the city of Collinsville IL for the cell phone numbers and to whom they were assigned brought a refusal from city officials and the appeal was also denied. A request for assistance on the matter from the Assistant Attorney General Mutchler concurred with the city even though in another case she did not concur. She refused to give and explanation as to why she agreed that the release of city paid for cell phone numbers and assignments would be a privacy violation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com