A Foutsian Bargain: Freedom Of Information And The City of Warren
Originally published on Deadline Detroit. Last fall, Warren Mayor Jim Fouts began complaining about what he called intrusive and excessive Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. In January, he told WWJ that, among other things, he was concerned the identities of citizens who provided him with crime tips could be exposed by FOIA requests for copies of his city email. Fouts also complained about FOIA in his March State of the City address and again in a May C&G Newspapers