There is legislation before the General Assembly that would subject the University of Connecticut Foundation to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This is an example of an unfortunate trend in which cash-strapped governments are trying to assert influence over the operations and assets of private nonprofit organizations. The slope is slippery, and state nonprofit leaders should protect their turf by opposing this or any similar legislation.
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