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Freedom of Information Resources
FOIA
Virginia’s FOIA (updated July 1, 2008)
CONTACT PEOPLE
If you have questions, concerns or suggestions regarding FOIA, please contact:
Ginger Stanley, VPA Executive Director
Megan Rhyne, Virginia Coalition for Open Government
Dick Hammerstrom, The Free Lance-Star, FOI Committee Chairman
FOIA RESOURCES
VPA maintains a network of regional FOI coordinators,
journalists who are knowledgeable on FOI issues. If you have a problem
or question, don’t hesitate to call the coordinator in your region. Or
if, for competitive reasons, you don’t want to contact the coordinator
for your region, feel free to contact any other.
Northern Region
Eric Lieberman, The Washington Post
202-334-6017
Central Region
Ginger Stanley, VPA
804-521-7575
Tidewater Region
John Edwards, The Smithfield Times
757-357-3288
Upper-Middle Shenandoah Valley Region
McGregor McCance, The Daily Progress
434-978-7268
Southside Region
Joe Stinnett, The News & Advance
434-385-5520
Southwest Region
Megan Schnabel, The Roanoke Times
1-800-346-1234
Northern Neck Region
Dick Hammerstrom, The Free Lance-Star
540-374-5000
FOIA RESOURCES
- Use the General Assembly’s Legislative Information System site search engine
for specific information about FOIA and any other legislation. - The Virginia Coalition for Open Government is a nonprofit alliance formed to promote expanded access to government records, meetings and
other proceedings at the state and local level. This site has a number of helpful resources, and you can join online. - FOIA Council