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News & Views

Ten years of the Foilies: The Electronic Frontier Foundation looks back at the games governments played to avoid transparency

In the year 2015, we witnessed the launch of OpenAI, a debate over the color of a dress going viral, and a…

By Dave Maass, the Electronic Frontier Foundation

Ain’t no party like a [redacted] party!
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News & Views

The 2025 Foilies: Recognizing the worst in government transparency

The public’s right to access government information is constantly under siege across the United States, from both sides of the political aisle.…

By By the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock News

The Exorbitant FOIA Fee of the Year: Rapides Parish School District After a church distributed a religious tract at Lessie Moore Elementary School School in Pineville, Louisiana, young students quickly dubbed its frank discussion of mature themes as “the sex book.” Hirsh M. Joshi from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a lawyer representing a parent, filed a request with the Rapides Parish School District to try to get some basic information: How much did the school coordinate with the church distributing the material? Did other parents complain? What was the internal reaction? Joshi was stunned when the school district responded with an initial estimate of $2 million to cover the cost of processing the request. After local media picked up the story and a bit of negotiating, the school ultimately waived the charges and responded with a mere nine pages of responsive material.While Rapides Parish’s sky-high estimate ultimately took home the gold this year, there was fierce competition. The Massachusetts State Police wanted $176,431 just to review — and potentially not even release — materials about recruits who leave the state’s training program early. Back in Louisiana, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s office insisted on charging a grieving father more than $5,000 for records on the suspicious death of his own son.
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News & Views

Bernie Sanders draws massive crowd in Macomb County to fight oligarchy

On Saturday, some 10,000 people came to Lincoln High School in Warren to listen to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speak as part…

By Lee DeVito

Sen. Bernie Sanders greets supporters outside Lincoln High School in Warren.
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Arts & Culture

Estate sale of Noir Leather founder Keith Howarth shows a life lived on the wild side [PHOTOS]

For nearly 40 years Keith Howarth owned and operated Royal Oak kink shop Noir Leather, which helped make the once-sleepy suburb one…

By Lee DeVito

Image: Estate sale of Noir Leather founder Keith Howarth shows a life lived on the wild side [PHOTOS]
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Detroit’s 313 Day Festival is back and bigger than ever for its third year

By Kahn Santori Davison

Image: Detroit’s 313 Day Festival is back and bigger than ever for its third year

MAGA candidate aims to ‘make elections great again’ in Detroit

By Steve Neavling

Image: MAGA candidate aims to ‘make elections great again’ in Detroit

Metro Detroit St. Patrick’s Day 2025 party guide

By Metro Times editorial staff

Whatever you do this St. Paddy’s Day, be sure to wear green.

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