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#FOIFriday: The @hartfordcourant 's Ed Mahoney used an FOI request to get records on Former New Britain Mayor and Gubernatorial Candidate Erin Stewart’s spending on diapers, clothes, makeup and her membership in The Hartford Club. courant.com/2026/05/10/cri…

It's FOIA Friday and this week we are highlighting the Pulitzer-winning series by the @CTMirror. The series required Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari to FOIA thousands of records for the CT DMV, which the agency tried to charge thousands of dollars for. ctmirror.org/series/on-the-…

Congratulations to the @CTMirror's @GinnyMonk , a former CFOG board member, and @davealtimari on winning the Pulitzer Prize. Ginny discussed the Pulitzer-winning project at our "Stories Behind The Big Stories of 2025" panel in January. (Photo Courtesy of Dan Haar)

It's FOIA Friday: @insider_ct looks at how Gov. Lamont used private email, phone for Connecticut state business ctinsider.com/connecticut/ar…

It's FOIA Friday and this week we are highlighting an op-ed from the president of the CT Council on Freedom of Information, who writes about a proposed bill that would exempt from public disclosure a large swath of records from colleges and universities. ctmirror.org/2026/04/03/pub…

It's FOIA Friday and this week were are sharing a story from Inside Investigator about several legislative bills that seek to block the release of data collected by automatic license plate readers. insideinvestigator.org/alpr-limits-an…

It's FOIA Friday and this week we are highlighting Inside Investigator's fight to obtain data on automatic license plate readers throughout Connecticut insideinvestigator.org/transparency-u…

It's FOIA Friday: A proposed ruling at the CT Freedom of Information Commission found that it is illegal for the CT Attorney General's office to charge someone in advance for processing a public records request. ctexaminer.com/2026/01/08/att…

Hear from @m_camilavallejo @GinnyMonk @Andy_Ed_Brown @EllaLNapack @jacquelinerabe & Edmund Mahony at our Stories Behind The Stories panel Jan. 20. Details: ctfog.org/tenth-annual-s… Tickets: ($15 suggested donation) tinyurl.com/2025Stories

It's FOIA Friday and this week we are highlighting a recommendation from the staff at the CT Freedom of Information Commission to fine former PURA chairwoman Marissa Gillett. ctmirror.org/2025/12/10/mar…

It's FOIA Friday and this week we are highlighting a potentially precedent-setting lawsuit. Attorney General William Tong and CT Senate Democrats are arguing in court that the state constitution allows them to block access to lawmakers' records. ctmirror.org/2025/12/01/ct-…

It's FOIA Friday and this week we are highlighting New Haven's refusal to produce the evaluation for local school superintendent, Madeline Negrón. newhavenindependent.org/2025/11/12/ed-…

Free Hartford-area FOI panel discussion Tuesday - mailchi.mp/9e19148a7b6d/s…

Join @Reporter_Savino, @RussellBlairCT, @jacquelinerabe and @samsminknews for an FOI panel Oct. 28 at UConn Hartford ctfog.org/news/news-rele…

It's FOIA Friday and this week we are highlighting text messages and other records obtained by @ctexaminer that show how a state police trooper, who was serving as a school resource officer, sent highly-inappropriate messages to a 17-year-old student. ctexaminer.com/2025/09/23/sta…

Join us Oct. 9 for CFOG's Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Award reception - mailchi.mp/da7459a574b6/s…

Tune in to WILI Radio's 'On the Homefront' tonight at 5 p.m. to hear CFOG president @FarrishKate share her role in the Connecticut student journalism collaborative CT Community News. wili.com

It's FOIA Friday. This week, we're sharing a story by Brian Scott-Smith that looked at how the director of the state's drug control division ordered an inspection of a cannabis business after the owner of that company testified in the legislature. wshu.org/connecticut-ne…

It's FOIA Friday, and this week we are highlighting a story about how Hamden council members and others have requested body camera footage from a recent police stop involving a mayoral candidate. courant.com/2025/09/10/tra…