FOIA Legislative Conference

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Educational Briefing for Legislators on the

Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

In Celebration of the

50th Anniversary of the Passage of FOIA in Connecticut

Speaker of the House Matthew Ritter, House Majority Leader Jason Rojas, House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora, Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney and Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding

in Partnership with the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC) and the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information (CCFOI)

Agenda

Monday, January 13, 2025

Legislative Office Building, Room 1E

11:30 – 1:30 pm

  • Welcome Legislative Leaders (20 Min)
  • Introduction Michael Savino, Co-President, CCFOI, Reporter (5 Min)
  • FOIA 101  Colleen Murphy, Executive Director & General Counsel, FOIC; Paula Pearlman, Managing Director & Associate General Counsel; Russell Blair, Director of Education & Communications (30 Min)
  • FOIA in Action: Information for the Public  Len Bestoff, Investigative Reporter, NBC Connecticut (10 min)
  • Q & A All (15 min)
  • Closing Remarks Michael Savino (5 min)

Legislative hosts deliver opening remarks. From left to right are: House Majority Leader Jason Rojas, D-East Hartford; House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford; Senate President Martin Looney, D-New Haven; and House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora, R-North Branford. (Michele Jacklin)
Michael Savino, CCFOI co-president, delivers introductory remarks. (Michele Jacklin)
Colleen Murphy, executive director and general counsel of the Freedom of Information Commission, discusses the scope of the state’s FOI law and the mission of the FOIC. (Michele Jacklin)
NBC Investigative Reporter Len Besthoff talks about how the FOIA is vitally important for both the public and the news media. (Michele Jacklin)