My Dads side of the family ancestry leads back to these children. My grandma on my Moms side is full blooded Cherokee. Where's my reparations? 🤦♀️
I really liked Don Lemon and the British lady regarding reparations...too funny, but 💯 fact. Wish I had it to share.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The city of Little Rock announced Aug. 8 that it was creating a new division to address public requests for information.
A statement from Mayor Frank Scott Jr.'s office stated the city was forming a FOIA Division, and he had ordered "an overhaul of the City's procedures regarding public requests for information" citing efforts to "promote transparency."
The newly formed division will be overseen by the city's Chief Deputy City Attorney Alex Betton.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a 1967 law requiring requests to government officials for information to be responded to quickly, within three days of a request being made, and fully.
‘Roadblock' of public records at Little Rock City Hall, demand for change Recently the mayor's office had come under fire for creating what was being called roadblocks to FOIA requests.
A Working 4 You investigation last week found a community activist Jimmie Cavin was being delayed credit card information from Scott's office after a FOIA request.
A July FOIA request by Working 4 You for communication records from the city related to a 2021 fatal accident resulted in records being sent by the police department. The mayor's office, however, stated it "has no records responsive to your request."
‘No comment' from LRPD on why pursuit, deadly crash kept from public "I came into office with a pledge to be accountable, clear and transparent. We've done that by making hundreds of city records readily available on our open data website and being accessible to the public through outreach programs and City Hall pop-ups. Even so, there are ways we can improve our FOIA procedures to expedite responses and improve communications with requestors," Scott was quoted in the Aug. 8 announcement.
Included in the announcement was that the city had earlier purchased software to process FOIA requests faster but was facing delays in its implementation. The city also plans to hold FOIA refresher training for employees and streamline its response process by removing unnecessary steps.
"We take FOIA requests seriously, and it has always been our intention to reply to them completely and promptly," Scott stated.
Damn right!