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Seek and Ye Shall FOIA
Originally published in Michigan Privatization Report
The quality of any decision is usually linked to the quality of the information on which the decision is based. One reason that people often accept poor financial decisions by school boards or other government bodies is that they lack information about the true costs of various departments or programs.
The quality of any decision is usually linked to the quality of the information on which the decision is based. One reason that people often accept poor financial decisions by school boards or other government bodies is that they lack information about the true costs of various departments or programs. Use of FOIA can help place valuable data in the hands of parents or community activists who wish to ensure that their government is using scarce tax dollars in a cost-effective and prudent manner.
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