Public records: How to pry data from a reluctant agency, and how to win on appeal if you’re denied

Public records: How to pry data from a reluctant agency: Government databases are public records, yet most agencies treat records requests for data as something exotic and fraught with challenges. Anticipate the objections and defeat them for the win. Conversation led by Steve Suo and Nick Penzenstadler of the USA TODAY investigations team.

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