100% Transparent Tari? Proof you aren’t!

By:  Diane Benjamin If you missed Tari’s State of the City address last Monday you can see my recap and listen to it here:   https://blnnews.com/2019/01/15/taris-state-of-the-city/ Recycling his talking points, Tari once again proclaimed the Illinois Policy Institute “continues” to give the City an A+ transparency score. Disregarding IPI discontinued the program in 2014, their transparency […]

FOIA Failures

By:  Diane Benjamin No, transparency doesn’t exist in Bloomington! This FOIA request was made on July 31st.  I did receive the information on the dinner at Lucca Grill, I have not received the names of the people money was paid to IACE Travel for.  A second request on August 10th and a third request on […]

Wow! 3 Freedom of Information Denials in less than 1 week

by:  Diane Benjamin Monday I posted this story with links to 2 FOIA denials:  http://blnnews.com/2014/07/20/whats-mayor-transparency-hiding/ Yesterday my request for emails To or From the New Communications Director Nora Dukowitz was partially denied.  See the letter here:  Dukowitz Denials The City of Bloomington needs to investigate further what can be denied.  I’m done filing Request of […]