Former Meriden City Manager’s Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Settled for $705,000 – Meriden Record-Journal

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10/14/2021 By Michael Gagner MERIDEN — The City Council agreed to pay $705,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed against the city by its former City Manager Guy Scaife, according Read More …

New award named for Conn. freedom of information advocate – CT Post

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07/02/2021 – Staff Reports The Connecticut Foundation for Open Government on Friday announced it has created an award named for the founding executive director of the state’s Freedom of Information Read More …

Judge orders West Haven to release documents to man incarcerated for home invasion – New Haven Register

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07/01/2021 – By Brian Zahn WEST HAVEN — Following an order by a magistrate judge to produce documents, the city said it has turned over material to an incarcerated man Read More …

New freedom of information award announced – The Day

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07/01/21 – By Taylor Hartz A new annual award recognizing those who work toward transparency in government was announced by the Connecticut Foundation for Open Government this week, named in Read More …

Lawmakers call for reform after Hearst Connecticut investigation of police misconduct – New Haven Register

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06/30/21 – By Bill Cummings State lawmakers and activists say a Hearst Connecticut Media Group investigation into the shadowy and often lenient world of police discipline highlighted how more reform Read More …

Lamont team favored rich utilities as New London sought better host deal on State Pier – The Day

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06/26/21 – By David Collins I learned from a review of 2020 emails, obtained through a Freedom of Information request, some interesting things related to Gov. Ned Lamont’s generous rebuilding Read More …

Regulating Big Tech: The Limits of Free Speech on Social Media

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In case you missed last weeks program with The Connecticut Mirror: Regulating Big Tech: The Limits of Free Speech on Social Media – YouTube

Failure of education isn’t lack of internet and laptops – Journal Inquirer

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08/03/2020 – By Chris Powell Congratulations to Connecticut billionaires Ray and Barbara Dalio for discovering at last a way to try to improve the education of poor children in the Read More …

New police law may need fixing because of reckless haste – Journal Inquirer

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08/02/2020 – By Chris Powell Maybe things will work out, but the police accountability legislation finalized by the state Senate this week and sure to be signed by Governor Lamont Read More …

Soulemane lawyer says West Haven cops ignored requests for info – CT Insider

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06/09/2020 – Meghan Friedmann and Clare Dignan WEST HAVEN — An attorney representing the family of a man shot by state police said local police for months have ignored his Read More …