The Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information recognized the best in open government reporting and support at its annual awards reception on Sept. 9 at The Hartford Club.
Michele Jacklin, CCFOI president CCFOI Secretary Mary Connolly presents Rep. Lucy Dathan with a Champion of Open Government award. Rep. Leslie Zupkus accepts her Champion of Open Government Award Elizabeth Gemski, senior vice president of government relations for Kozak & Salina, accepts her Champion of Open Government award, presented by Colleen Murphy, executive director of the Connecticut FOI Commission Sen. Rick Lopes, deputy majority leader, accepts his Champion of Open Government award. Joe Wojtas, managing editor of The Day, accepts the Stephen A. Collins award, presented by CCFOI board member Karen Florin Andrew Brown, investigative reporter for the CT Mirror, accepts the Stephen A. Collins Award
