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Tag: Connecticut
Connecticut task force to hold last public hearing on FOI vs. victim privacy on Oct. 16
From CT News Junkie: A task force weighing the privacy rights of crime victims against open access to public records under the Freedom of Information Act will have its third and final public hearing Wednesday morning in the Legislative Office Building.
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Newtown officials ordered to provide 911 calls to public records panel for review
From The Republic: HARTFORD, Connecticut — A state Freedom of Information commission on Monday ordered Newtown officials to provide it with 911 calls from the day of the shooting inside Sandy Hook Elementary School as it considers an appeal for their release by The Associated Press.
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Conn. bill would keep some Newtown records private
From The Leaf Chronicle: HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A plan by Connecticut officials to withhold some Newtown school shooting records from the public would be another blow to government transparency, which has taken hits in other states in recent years, advocates for freedom of information laws say.
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Connecticut bill would limit public access to records of Sandy Hook shooting
From Daily News: A bill crafted in secret by Connecticut’s chief prosecutor,governor’s office and legislators would prevent the release of some Newtown school shooting investigation records, including crime scene photos and videos and 911 recordings.
A draft of the proposal was released by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s office Wednesday afternoon, a day after the Hartford Courant reported on the efforts to create the bill.
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FOI laws protect right to know, but few putting them to use
From NorwichBulletin.com:
James McNair, a former Colchester school board member, calls himself “the FOI guy.”
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House passes emergency FOI fix
From Connecticut Mirror:
The House of Representatives adopted an emergency fix Thursday to the state's right-to-know law that could break a legal logjam blocking the release of voter lists and other omnibus public registries.
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Connecticut watchdogs lose bite in super agency
Opinion from Hartford Courant:
The merger of the state's watchdog agencies is making no one happy but the people they scrutinize. One of the agencies, the Freedom of Information Commission, called the consolidation "the greatest setback for good and open government in recent years."
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