Freedom of Information Resources

FOIA

Virginia's FOIA (updated July 1, 2009)

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

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