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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Jun 10
Check out this piece by Inside Investigator explaining how regular FOIA requests could have uncovered the alleged financial misdeeds of New Britain's former mayor sooner. insideinvestigator.org/trans…
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May 15
#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/criti…
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May 8
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-h…
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May 4
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)
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Apr 3
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/publ…
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Mar 6
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-…
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Jan 16
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/trans…
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15 Dec 2025
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-stori… Tickets: ($15 suggested donation) tinyurl.com/2025Stories
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12 Dec 2025
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/mari…
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5 Dec 2025
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-f…
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27 Oct 2025
Free Hartford-area FOI panel discussion Tuesday - mailchi.mp/9e19148a7b6d/see-…

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26 Sep 2025
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/st…
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25 Sep 2025
Join us Oct. 9 for CFOG's Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Award reception - mailchi.mp/da7459a574b6/see-…

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24 Sep 2025
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/
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19 Sep 2025
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-news/20…
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