Among the 25 policies we found, 12 explicitly forbid employees from speaking to the press,
10 are vague or internally contradictory, and three did not place any formal,
written speech restrictions on their employees. They are as follows.
Gag policy
Federal Department of Education
Volusia County, Florida, public schools
Muscogee Nation
Cherokee Nation
Norman, Oklahoma, public schools
Norman, Oklahoma, police
New York State Department of Education
New York State Department of Health
Atlanta, Georgia, police department
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Department of Energy
Vague/contradictory
National Park Service
National Transportation Safety Board
Augusta District Attorney’s Office
Empire State Development Office
City of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Palm Beach County, Florida, public schools
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Federal Department of Health and Human Services
Federal Department of Labor
No formal restrictions
Escambia County, Florida, public schools
Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia, Public Schools
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
For more information, the policies we obtained can be seen here.
