This is inside baseball, but I requested a bunch of comms from the city of #LNK regarding the use of force last week, and was told to do so would involve:
--$95,000 in computer run time
--$91/hr for an attorney to review any responsive records
--A total of 9-10 MONTHS of review
And even then, the city may withhold documents because "strategic or tactical information used in law enforcement" is exempt from the Nebraska Public Records Act (84-712.05).
Anyway, the state's open government laws get eroded a little bit more each year, and any state senator who sponsors bills to add exemptions to information citizens could other wise request is my sworn and mortal enemy.
This is the response from the county (which includes the records I sought).
And here's the official response from the City of Lincoln:
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