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Reporter & Editor, @wamu885, D.C.'s NPR station. Former Editor-in-Chief, @dcist. Swiss-born, Northeast D.C. resident, Dad. martin (at) wamu (dot) org. DMs open.

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    1. Martin Austermuhle‏Verified account @maustermuhle 21 May 2019

      If you recall, 2 weeks ago @ChmnMendelson inserted two provisions into a budget bill that would have curtailed some of D.C.'s open-government laws. (Back story: https://wamu.org/story/19/05/06/why-proposed-changes-to-d-c-open-records-laws-worry-open-government-advocates/ …) He said they were meant to stop overly broad FOIA requests filed by press and public. (Cont.)

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    2. Martin Austermuhle‏Verified account @maustermuhle 21 May 2019

      Speaking after we reported on those FOIA provisions, Mendelson said Council staff had received FOIA requests for emails between his office and a particular lobbyist over a long period of time. That, he said, would result in lots of staff time reviewing all possible emails.

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      Martin Austermuhle‏Verified account @maustermuhle 21 May 2019

      I just found what seems to be the FOIA request he was citing: a request for emails between lobbyist David Wilmot and Mendelson's office from 2004 to the present.

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        2. Martin Austermuhle‏Verified account @maustermuhle 21 May 2019

          And an interesting tidbit from all the FOIA requests received by the Council this year: @JackEvansWard2's office is behind on responding to a number of them. By D.C. law, a FOIA response has to come within 15 business days, though a 10-day extension can be requested.

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        3. Martin Austermuhle‏Verified account @maustermuhle 21 May 2019

          But back to the FOIA request Mendelson's office received, it could have been rejected outright had his FOIA changes stayed in the budget and were approved. He wants requesters to describe "with particularity" what they are seeking, which could mean specific terms, dates, etc.

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        1. Commissioner Darrell Gaston‏Verified account @DarrellGastonDC 21 May 2019
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          Then that presents a self-interest possible conflict of interest and could bring in BEGA because he proposed something that would benefit him personally and politically!

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