FOI State-by-State.

 
Alabama 
 
State Sunshine Chair 
Mac McKerral 
Troy State University 
334-670-3328 
 
Alabama Press Association 
205-871-7737 
Legal Hotline 
334-834-8480 
 
Attorney General of Alabama 
334-242-7300 
www.e-pages.aag.com 
 
Alabama State Bar 
334-269-1515 
 
Open Meetings Law: Ala. Code 
section 13A-14-2 
 
Open Records Law: Ala. Code 
section 36-12-40 
 
Alaska 
 
State Sunshine Chair 
Kate Ripley 
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 
907-459-7544 
 
Attorney General of Alaska 
907-465-3600 
 
Alaska State Bar Association 
907-272-7469 
 
Open Meetings Law: Alaska 
Stat. sections 44.62.310 to 
44.62.312 
 
Open Records Law: Alaska 
Stat. sections 09.25.110 to 
09.25.220 
 
Arizona 
 
State Sunshine Chair 
Rich Robertson 
KPHO-TV 
602-650-0772 
 
Arizona First Amendment 
Coalition 
602-650-0772 
Hotline 
602-351-8000 
 
Attorney General of Arizona 
602-542-5025 
 
State Bar of Arizona 
Phoenix: 602-252-4804 
Tucson: 520-623-9944 
 
Open Meetings Law: Ariz. Rev. 
Stat. Ann. sections 38-431 to 
38-431.09 
 
Open Records Law: Ariz. Rev. 
Stat. Ann. sections 39-121 to 
39-122 
 
Arkansas 
 
State Sunshine Chair 
Bill Rutherford 
University of Arkansas 
501-255-4538 
501-569-3250 
skeeterru@aol.com 
 
Arkansas Press Association 
501-374-1500 
800-569-8762 
 
Attorney General of Arkansas 
501-682-2007 
 
FOI Hotline 
800-482-8982 
 
Arkansas Bar Association 
501-375-4605 
800-482-9406 
 
Open Meetings Law: Ark. Stat. 
Ann. section 25-19-106 
 
Open Records Law: Ark. Stat. 
Ann. sections 25-91-101 to 25-19-105 
 
California 
 
State Sunshine Chair-1 
Jim Wheaton 
First Amendment Project 
510-208-7744 
 
State Sunshine Chair-2 
Peter Sussman 
Independent journalist 
510-845-1311 
psy@sirius.com 
 
California First Amendment 
Coalition 
916-447-2322 
916-485-2912 (after hours 
and weekends) 
 
First Amendment Project 
510-208-7744 
 
Attorney General of California 
916-332-3360 
 
The State Bar of California 
San Francisco: 
415-561-8200 
Los Angeles: 213-765-1000 
Sacramento: 916-444-2762 
 
Open Meetings Law: Cal. Gov't 
Code sections 9027 to 9031; 
11123 to 11132; 54950 to 54962 
 
Open Records Law: Cal. Gov't 
Code sections 6250 to 6268 
 
Colorado 
 
State Sunshine Chair 
Lee Olsen 
Retired 
303-233-9325 
 
Colorado Freedom of Information 
Council 
303-820-0631 
 
Colorado Press Association 
303-571-5117 
 
Attorney General of Colorado 
303-866-3052 
 
The Colorado Bar Association 
303-860-1112 
In-state: 800-332-6736 
 
Open Meetings Law: Colo. Rev. 
Stat. sections 24-6-401 to 24-6-402 
 
Open Records Law: Colo. Rev. 
Stat. sections 24-72-201 to 24-72-309 
 
Connecticut 
 
State Sunshine Chair 
Brigitte Greenberg 
The Associated Press 
203-624-9825 
bgreenberg@ap.org 
 
Connecticut Freedom of Information 
Commission 
860-566-5682 
 
Connecticut Foundation for 
Open Government 
860-566-5682 
 
Attorney General of Connecticut 
860-566-2026 
 
Connecticut Bar Association 
860-721-0025 
 
Open Meetings Law: Conn. 
Gen. Stat. Ann. sections 1 to 21 
 
Open Records Law: Conn. 
Gen. Stat. Ann. sections 1-15 
to 1-211 
 
Delaware 
 
State Sunshine Chair 
Mike Pelrine 
Delaware State News 
302-674-3600 
 
Maryland-D.C.-Delaware Press 
Association 
301-352-0600 
 
Attorney General of Delaware 
302-577-8338 
 
Delaware State Bar …