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Should You Choose JustFOIA, Adobe, or Laserfiche for Redaction?

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Redaction is easy. Just run a Sharpie over a couple of social security numbers—boom, done! Unclench your jaw… 😁 We know it’s a lot more complicated (and stressful) than that. From knowing how to erase metadata to understanding the nuances of your jurisdiction’s requirements, redaction is fraught with possible costly, embarrassing complications. But redaction software …

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Keep Your Agency Out of Hot Water: How a Records Request System Protects You from Lawsuits

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Our experience working with clerks and records custodians across the country has shown us that you overwhelmingly value transparency, citizen involvement, and just doing the right thing. Yet The FOIA Project shows 844 FOIA-related lawsuits filed in 2022—a 26% spike from 2021. Why? Among other reasons… because fulfilling records requests has become harder. In fact, our …

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JLARC Reporting Made Easy

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If you deal with public records in Washington State, the acronym “JLARC” might make you want to hide under your desk. Since 2017, public agencies in Washington that spend more than $100,000 annually fulfilling public records requests must submit reports to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC). And as records requests have been …

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Caught in the Crossfire: What’s Driving Public Records Requests in Education?

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Does this sound like what you’re dealing with in your school district? You’re processing increased complex information requests—FOIA, FERPA, subpoenas, and more. You’re getting records requests about education hot button issues from the media, parents, political groups, and concerned citizens. You’re taking attention away from your core job duties to fill these requests. You’re not …

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Top Three Reasons School Districts Face Increasing Requests

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Given how local and state governments see huge increases in public records requests, it should be no surprise that school districts are seeing similar surges in FOIA requests, primarily from parents. We want to see parents interested in their children’s education, but what’s happening today is a mixture of good and not-so-good. On the good …

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