From the presentation by Adria Gonzalez, I learned a great deal about what may happen in real life circumstances when it comes to requesting public affairs records and how to resolve such problems. I worried about possible fees when it came to requesting records. My concerns entailed how legal it was for agencies to charge fees and what would be considered reasonable when it came to paying for such fees. I also was unaware of how much information I needed to present to agencies when requesting such records. I feared that if it were known that I was part of a press agency that I would be denied public records based on my occupation.
Adria’s organization the First Amendment Foundation will be a great outlet if I ever need help in disputing a request for public records. It is always troublesome when you encounter a problem with a company and no one is able to resolve it that works within the company. Adria’s company will be a great go-to when it comes to finding avenues to get the records that I need. Not only will her agency be a great service if I encounter problems, but also Adria gave great tips when encountering a roadblock by putting everything in writing that you produce and getting every problem from a company put into writing so that you can forward it to the attorney general and local news agencies which would hopefully help resolve the problem.
Only because of time constraints did this occur, but I feel the presentation did not cover Sunshine Laws thoroughly.
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