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Deeply honored by this recognition and proud to stand with fellow recipients @GinnyMonk and @SommarugaMark.
Connecticut Foundation for Open Government Announces Winners of its Fifth Annual Pearlman Freedom of Information Award ctfog.org/connecticut-founda… via @ctfog
𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐅𝐎𝐈𝐀 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲: @CTMirror 's @Andy_Ed_Brown, a CFOG board member, reviewed documents that show former U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will be paid up to a quarter of a million dollars as a consultant for a state commission.
ctmirror.org/2026/08/28/ct-t…
𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐅𝐎𝐈𝐀 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲: Records reviewed by @wnpr show local police departments have received dozens of requests for information from immigration enforcement. ctpublic.org/news/investigat… reports @maysoonkhan @wnpr
It's FOIA Friday:
The deadline for nominations for CFOG's Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Award is 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 (𝐀𝐮𝐠. 𝟏𝟒. )
See details at CTFog.org and here's the nomination form:
bit.ly/Pearlman2026
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It's FOIA Friday: @JimHaddadin , of @wnpr, reports attorneys for a Waterbury man allegedly held captive by his stepmother filed a motion accusing the state of concealing information about how DCF handled his case.
ctpublic.org/news/investigat…
It's FOIA Friday: CFOG Board Member @samsminknews examined records related to purchases Former Hartford Treasurer Carmen Sierra made with taxpayer funds, including $23,000 in travel and meals that exceeded $1,000, via @WFSBnews
wfsb.com/2026/07/17/i-team-r…
It's FOIA Friday: @foiakatherine of @ct_investigator uses FOI to report on the use of police cameras in Connecticut.
insideinvestigator.org/silen…
It's FOIA Friday and this week we are highlighting reporting by Inside Investigator that revealed the Hartford Police Department's ties to Flock Safety, the manufacturer of drones, automatic license plate readers and other surveillance technology. insideinvestigator.org/foia-…
Check out this piece by Inside Investigator explaining how regular FOIA requests could have uncovered the alleged financial misdeeds of New Britain's former mayor sooner. insideinvestigator.org/trans…
#FOIFriday: The @hartfordcourant 's Ed Mahoney used an FOI request to get records on Former New Britain Mayor and Gubernatorial Candidate Erin Stewart’s spending on diapers, clothes, makeup and her membership in The Hartford Club.
courant.com/2026/05/10/criti…
It's FOIA Friday and this week we are highlighting the Pulitzer-winning series by the @CTMirror. The series required Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari to FOIA thousands of records for the CT DMV, which the agency tried to charge thousands of dollars for. ctmirror.org/series/on-the-h…
Congratulations to the @CTMirror's @GinnyMonk , a former CFOG board member, and @davealtimari on winning the Pulitzer Prize.
Ginny discussed the Pulitzer-winning project at our "Stories Behind The Big Stories of 2025" panel in January.
(Photo Courtesy of Dan Haar)
It's FOIA Friday: @insider_ct looks at how Gov. Lamont used private email, phone for Connecticut state business
ctinsider.com/connecticut/ar…
It's FOIA Friday and this week we are highlighting an op-ed from the president of the CT Council on Freedom of Information, who writes about a proposed bill that would exempt from public disclosure a large swath of records from colleges and universities.
ctmirror.org/2026/04/03/publ…
It's FOIA Friday and this week were are sharing a story from Inside Investigator about several legislative bills that seek to block the release of data collected by automatic license plate readers.
insideinvestigator.org/alpr-…
It's FOIA Friday and this week we are highlighting Inside Investigator's fight to obtain data on automatic license plate readers throughout Connecticut
insideinvestigator.org/trans…
It's FOIA Friday: A proposed ruling at the CT Freedom of Information Commission found that it is illegal for the CT Attorney General's office to charge someone in advance for processing a public records request.
ctexaminer.com/2026/01/08/at…
Hear from @m_camilavallejo @GinnyMonk @Andy_Ed_Brown @EllaLNapack @jacquelinerabe & Edmund Mahony at our Stories Behind The Stories panel Jan. 20.
Details: ctfog.org/tenth-annual-stori…
Tickets: ($15 suggested donation) tinyurl.com/2025Stories
