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Mar 29, 2021
Senate Bill 1074 and House Bill 6651, Each An Act Concerning Various Provisions Related to Government Administration and COVID-19, but Opposing Section 7 in Each Bill
One of the most crucial ways that people can have a voice in their government is to observe, participate in, testify at, and attend the meetings of local
government.
Mar 29, 2021
House Bill 6193, An Act Subjecting Certain Nonstate Entities that Serve a Governmental Function to the Freedom of Information Act and the Codes of Ethics
Few things ensure that a government effectively serves its people as much as transparency.
Feb 28, 2020
S.J.R. 15, A Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the State Constitution to Permit Early Voting; H.B. 5277, An Act Decreasing Fees for Copying Public Records under the Freedom of Information Act; H.B. 5278, An Act Revising Certain Absentee Voting Statutes
Mar 06, 2019
S.B. 970, An Act Concerning the Confidentiality of Evidence Seized in a Criminal Investigation and Suggesting Alternative Language
Feb 26, 2019
H.B. 6876, An Act Concerning the Copying of Public Records by Using a Hand-Held Scanner
This bill would stifle people’s accessibility to information they have a right to obtain, because it would make it more expensive for people to obtain the public information they seek from public agencies.
Mar 19, 2018
H.B. 5533, An Act Concerning the State’s Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development
State and federal law require the Connecticut Department of Housing to issue regular reports on how the state is working to create fair, affordable housing. But in practice, the state has failed to meet the spirit of this duty.
Mar 08, 2018
S.B. 279, An Act Exempting the Date of Birth of a Police Officer from Disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act
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