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Connecticut Foundation For Open Government is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1991 that promotes #opengov, #transparency and the public’s right-to-know.
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RT @FarrishKate: It's time to nominate a CT journalist or member of the public who has used the state's FOI Act to inform the public about….
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CFOG is seeking nominations of a Connecticut journalist, a member of the public or a state or local official to be recognized with a Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Award. Deadline is Aug. 15.
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The Connecticut Foundation for Open Government is seeking nominations by Friday, August 15th of a Connecticut journalist, member of the public or state or local official who has made significant...
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One more FOIA Friday post for good measure . It can cost money when officials improperly deny people access to public records. Taxpayers in Old Lyme will pay $13,000 to resolve an FOI complaint filed against the town's First Selectwoman.
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It's FOIA Friday, and this week we are highlighting @ct_investigator 's work to ensure that Freedom of Information Act requests that are sent to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services are actually received.
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RT @BrechnerFOI: 🚨 New Brechner Report out now!. This edition features a powerful new collab: @MuckRock, @NFOIC, @rcfp & the Brechner FOI P….
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The best FOIAs are the ones you don't have to file. This week for FOIA Friday we are highlighting a story about CT State Police traffic stop data being placed online for everyone to see.
nbcconnecticut.com
The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection launched a new online portal on Monday, and it gives nearly real-time information about traffic stops made by the Connecticut State Police....
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. @Reporter_Savino talks about how he uses #FOI in this series by @CCFOI . Don't forget to nominate Connecticut FOI champions for our 'Pearlman' Award .
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Do you know a Connecticut journalist, citizen or public official who has devoted themselves to making government more transparent? . Nominate them for CFOG's Pearlman award here:.
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The Connecticut Foundation for Open Government is seeking nominations by Friday, August 15th of a Connecticut journalist, member of the public or state or local official who has made significant...
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CFOG is accepting nominations for our Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Awards for 2025, the 50th anniversary of the passage of the state Freedom of Information Act in Connecticut. Nominate someone today:.
ctfog.org
Patrick Raycraft Photo The Connecticut Foundation for Open Government (CFOG) is now accepting nominations for its fourth Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Award for 2025, the 50th anniver…
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Do you know a Connecticut journalist, citizen or public official who has devoted themselves to making government more transparent? . Nominate them for @ctfog's Pearlman award here: .
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The Connecticut Foundation for Open Government is seeking nominations by Friday, August 15th of a Connecticut journalist, member of the public or state or local official who has made significant...
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ICYMI: The CT Examiner filed an FOI complaint against Old Lyme's First Selectwoman. And the CT Freedom of Information Commission fined the selectwoman for failing to produce incident reports and public records regarding an alleged sexual assault.
ctexaminer.com
OLD LYME — First Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker was fined on Wednesday by the state’s Freedom of Information Commission after being found guilty of violating the law when she failed to […]
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RT @FarrishKate: Do you live in the New London area and would you like to know how to gain access to public records using the state FOI Act….
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It's #FOIAFriday, and this week we are highlighting work from Tyler Fedor of @StamAdvocate. Tyler uses public records to detail the resignation of a Stamford elementary school principal.
stamfordadvocate.com
A search is underway for a new principal and the goal is to have the Board of Education vote on the final candidate during its June 24 regular meeting.
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It's #FOIAFriday, and this week we are highlighting work by @AlexPutterman and Victoria Stavish of @insider_ct. They use public records in the form of data to tell the story of Connecticut's inequality.
ctinsider.com
Connecticut ranks as the nation's second most unequal state according to one popular metric.
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It's #FOIAFriday, and this week we are highlighting work from @chrispkeating of the @hartfordcourant. Chris wrote about advocates' concerns that a bill to change Connecticut's open records law could reduce transparency in police misconduct cases.
courant.com
Freedom of information advocates are scrambling at the state Capitol to remove a loophole that they say could block cases of police misconduct from public disclosure.
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa Honored with CFOG Walter Cronkite Freedom of Information Award -
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For #FOIAFriday, here are some of the bills that could affect your access to public information in Connecticut this session. Reporting via @Andy_Ed_Brown and @JNCWriter .
ctmirror.org
Lawmakers have advanced several bills that could limit which records are accessible to the public or alter how public meetings are conducted.
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Congratulations to CFOG president @FarrishKate . Join us May 21.
Kate Farrish will be inducted into the Connecticut Journalism Hall of Fame during our annual awards dinner on May 21. Get your tickets here:
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