03/21/2026 By Paul Hughes Read the full story at the New Haven Register. Professors and other instructors at public colleges and universities in Connecticut could keep course outlines from being made public under a bill before the state legislature. The Continue reading Why Connecticut could shield course syllabuses from the public
“Every person in Connecticut benefits from the Freedom of Information Act, even the ones who resist it. For the past 35 years, Colleen Murphy has been in the front ranks of protecting our right to know, many of those years Continue reading Rennie: Connecticut is losing a champion of open government as temptations to subvert right-to-know abound
03/08/2026 Ella Napack, New Haven Register Read the full story here. New bills aimed at curbing out-of-state access to Connecticut automated license plate camera data would also make the information collected by the cameras confidential, raising red flags from the Continue reading License plate cameras in Connecticut fuel debate
03/08/2026 Katherine Revello, Inside Investigator Read full story here. If you were to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request today and specify that you are seeking documents in electronic format, there’s a good chance that request won’t cost Continue reading FOI requesters sound the alarm as hourly FOI fees may be coming to CT
Connecticut has an opportunity not just to promote AI innovation, but to model AI accountability. Economic competitiveness and open government are not in conflict. In fact, durable innovation depends on public trust, and trust depends on transparency. CCFOI supports sections Continue reading CCFOI testimony: SB 86
02/20/2026 Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial “Our Republic, and its press, will rise or fall together,” predicted Joseph Pulitzer in 1904. Today, fresh setbacks, large and small, are undermining the Fourth Estate. In an unprecedented cut, corporate decision-makers are firing a Continue reading Connecticut Law Tribune: Will propaganda turn credibility to dust?
02/28/2026 By Joe Wojtas, Managing Editor The Day, New London If you don’t think the blanket redactions and refusal to release the Epstein documents don’t impact the transparency of federal, state and local officials and how they view public information Continue reading Column: Epstein redactions give officials motivation to ignore FOI
02/26/2026 By Katherine Revello CT Inside Investigator A newly released bill would exempt data collected by automated license plate readers (ALPRs) from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The ban, part of a larger General Law Committee (GL) Continue reading Bill would ban automated license plate reader data from FOIA
02/24/2026 By Katherine Revello, Inside Investigator Members of Connecticut’s Government Administration and Elections Committee (GAE) heard testimony on multiple bills affecting the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) during a February 23 hearing that was held fully remote as a result Continue reading GAE hears bills to change FOI ballot laws
Connecticut FOI Commission Press Release The State of Connecticut today recognizes the extraordinary public service of Colleen M. Murphy, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission, on her retirement after a distinguished career devoted to Continue reading Connecticut honors Colleen Murphy, a champion of open government, on her retirement
