House approves bill creating panel to study mandatory public comment periods – The Day, New London

05/05/2023 By Brian Hallenbeck May 5—Connecticut’s House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill this week that would establish a task force to study requiring public comment periods at meetings of Read More …

Bridgeport’s attempt to comply with transparency law may not be legal, experts say – Connecticut Post

05/02/2023 By Brian Lockhart, Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, and Joshua Eaton BRIDGEPORT — In an effort to comply with a state transparency law it has long flouted, Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration Read More …

Michele Jacklin: Nix these new restraints on Connecticut’s FOI Act – Connecticut Mirror

04/26/2023 By Michele Jacklin The silence has been deafening. Curiously so. As state lawmakers continue to hack away at Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act, the response from members of the Read More …

David Collins: New London to fight FOI Commission’s order to release police body cam video – The Day, New London

04/26/2023 By David Collins At about the same time New London began to dig in its heels over my body cam footage request, Stonington announced it had assigned a staff Read More …

Wielding FOI Act, columnist Collins made his mark – The Day, New London

By Brian Hallenback 01/21/23 For David Collins, The Day’s columnist, 2022 was a typically impactful year. He weighed in on the Connecticut Port Authority’s role in transforming State Pier in Read More …

Stamford Democrats to Interview Candidates for Open Seat on Board of Ed – CT Examiner

By Angela Carella 01/06/2023 Paul Arvoy is the father of four children who went through Stamford Public Schools, and a fifth who is in high school now. Arvoy, himself a Read More …

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

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 …

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

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 …

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

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 …

Cromwell Democratic leader accuses mayor of ‘grandstanding’ against Lamont over reopening – The Middletown Press

05/22/2020  – By Jeff Mill CROMWELL – Democrats are chiding Mayor Enzo Faienza for calling a special Town Council meeting this week during which he criticized Gov. Ned Lamont for Read More …