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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…

We are happy to announce the winners of our fourth annual Pearlman Freedom of Information Awards. Read about our honorees --> ctfog.org/pearlman/conne… Buy tickets --> tinyurl.com/CFOGPearlman

It's FOIA Friday, and this week we are highlighting Bridgeport's refusal to turn over an internal affairs report on a police sergeant / academy instructor who was accused of sexual misconduct. ctpost.com/news/article/b…

It's FOIA Friday. This week we are highlighting a recent decision by the CT FOIC that clarified that government officials still need to acknowledge and accept requests for records even if they are not submitted through their online "portals." insideinvestigator.org/doc-violated-f…

"The 2025 legislative session was replete with proposals that would have restricted access to important public records, including new exemptions to disclosure." Fortunately, many of those bills did not make it through. ctfog.org/final-report-p…

Another major FOIA story to watch for today: A judge will decide whether the state has to release a video that captured the death of J’Allen Jones in the Garner Correctional Institution. The @ctexaminer has pushed for the release of the video. ctexaminer.com/2025/08/21/jud…

It's FOIA Friday and this week we are highlighting a story by @GinnyMonk at the @CTMirror. She used FOIA to obtain emails that shows what Gov. Lamont was saying privately before he vetoed a major piece of housing legislation. ctmirror.org/2025/08/18/ct-…