The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press publishes The Open Government Guide, a guide to each state’s open-meetings and open-records laws. Also see the Reporters Committee's FOI resources.

Similar information can be found at the Web site of the Marion Brechner Citizens Access Project.

Most states have FOI offices or officers within individual agencies, so it may be expedient to call the agency governing your area of interest.

When you know the address for the agency whose information you seek, see the Student Press Law Center's FOI request letter generator.

The Reporters Committee also has a user-friendly letter generator on its Web site. It prompts you for all relevant information about your request and drafts the letter for you, then allows you to edit it before saving or printing. You must e-mail or mail it yourself.