Napoleon Byars, assistant professor at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, mentions some key statistics associated with the federal Freedom of Information Act. Byars stressed the importance of individual citizens’ FOIA requests during his March 30, 2009, presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
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Tillis announces legislation to improve suicide and crisis lifeline
At a time when depression rates among adults and children surge to record levels, US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, along with US Sen. Alex Padilla, D-CA, co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, US Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, announced a critical step on Friday to improve the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.