What is an information Request, and How Do I make one?

We’ve written here about the history of the Right to Know, why it matters, and what policies affect your access to information. In this column, we’re going back to the basics so that Montanans, including you, are better equipped to exercise the Right to Know.

When we talk about the Right to Know, we talk about it as exercised through information requests, which are also referred to as Right to Know requests, public information requests, and records requests. Each of these things refers to the same, simple concept: asking the state government or a local government for information. If you ask your government for information, you are making an information request protected by the Right to Know.

There is no single way to...