Vexatious FOI complaints subject of new law – The Wilton Bulletin

06/20/18 – By Tony Spinelli Citizens who routinely and repeatedly file Freedom of Information complaints over thin reasons are the subjects of a new law passed by the state legislature and signed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy June 7. (Read Continue reading Vexatious FOI complaints subject of new law – The Wilton Bulletin

Andover figure lost job over lewdness; Selectman Linddy had obscene apron – Journal Inquirer

06/07/18 – By Emily Brindley ANDOVER — Complaints that led to Selectman Jay Linddy being fired from his town jobs were prompted by his display of a lewd apron in Town Hall, documents released by the town Wednesday show. (Read Continue reading Andover figure lost job over lewdness; Selectman Linddy had obscene apron – Journal Inquirer

State argues tax incentives offered to Amazon must remain secret – Meriden Record-Journal

05/31/18 – By Matthew Zabierek Revealing the tax incentives offered in the state’s failed bid for Amazon’s second headquarters would put Connecticut at a competitive disadvantage, officials with the Department of Economic and Community Development argued during a Freedom of Continue reading State argues tax incentives offered to Amazon must remain secret – Meriden Record-Journal

Public Access to State Government Data Would be Strengthened by Proposed Law – Connecticut by the Numbers

03/11/18 – Release “If we want better government, we need better data.” That succinct observation by Michelle Riordan-Nold, Executive Director of the Connecticut Data Collaborative, summed up the push for legislation that would codify in state law an “expectation of Continue reading Public Access to State Government Data Would be Strengthened by Proposed Law – Connecticut by the Numbers

Meriden attempts second appeal of FOIC ruling – Meriden Record-Journal

03/07/18 – By Leigh Tauss MERIDEN — The city is attempting a second appeal of a Freedom of Information Commission ruling that city leaders violated open meeting laws during the 2016 search for a new city manager, a decision that Continue reading Meriden attempts second appeal of FOIC ruling – Meriden Record-Journal