The Connecticut Foundation For Open Government Announces the 2024 Forrest Palmer High School Essay Contest First Prize: $1,000 Second Prize: $500 Third Prize: $300 Honorable Mentions: $50 New deadline: Friday, April 5, 2024. See details at the CFOG website. Choose Continue reading CFOG high school essay contest accepting entries
The Connecticut Foundation for Open Government will host its eighth annual “Stories Behind the Big Stories” discussion on Feb. 8 in West Hartford. The event will highlight work by journalists at NBC Connecticut, Hartford Courant, Connecticut Mirror, Hearst Connecticut Media Continue reading CFOG to discuss major news stories from 2023
Three major CT state agencies have used automated software programs, called algorithms, to make policy decisions affecting school funding, removing children from families, and hiring state workers, but are unable or unwilling to fully disclose how these programs make their Continue reading CT Agencies — Mostly in Secret — Use Computers to Make Critical Decisions; Agencies Stonewall Public Requests to Reveal How The Work is Done
