SB 1221, An Act Concerning the Enforcement of Violations of the Freedom of Information Act and Reporting Open Requests

Injustice thrives in the dark. The ability to shed sunlight on government action through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests is essential to holding public officials accountable and to preventing state-sanctioned discrimination, abuse, and mismanagement. The ACLU-CT regularly files FOI requests in our efforts to ensure that the government upholds our Constitution’s promises. Government transparency is critical to democracy, and FOI requests are a valuable tool for members of the public to ensure that their governments are working for them.