Follow along as we pull back the curtain through FOIA, whistleblowers, and tipsters – all in service of rooting out corruption through investigative journalism. We’re in this together. Welcome to Transparency Update.
FOIC releases two proposed final decisions on sexual misconduct
The FOIC is set to hand us a significant victory in our ongoing bid to comprehensively document sexual misconduct on CT college campuses.
Transparency Update: A somewhat hollow victory
ALPR data is being withheld, and despite a win at the FOIC, we’re back at square one, making it a hollow victory.
Transparency Update: Seeking a comprehensive picture
When making a FOIA request, how do you make sure what you’re getting back is a comprehensive picture? UConn provides a good example.
Transparency Update: Balancing privacy and public interest in the wake of tragedy
Government scandal is often accompanied by a flurry of questions about what went wrong and when. When is transparency the right call?
Transparency Update: An inherent information imbalance
No matter how straightforward your FOIA request, some officials will come back and tell you that it’s too vague to understand.
Transparency Update: FOIA turns 50
This week, Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) celebrates its 50th birthday. The law first went into effect on October 1, 1975.
State attempts to balance sexual misconduct and public interest
One of Inside Investigator’s longest-standing anti-corruption projects involves allegations of sexual misconduct at public universities. Those are long-standing projects in no small part because of the length of time University of Connecticut (UConn) and Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system (CSCU) officials have taken to respond to our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Responses…
Is short staffing a valid reason for slow FOIA response?
Being short on staff is one reason officials say FOIA responses take so long, but that doesn’t mean they get a free pass.
Three Deaths in a Black Box
Three inmates died at Garner Correctional Institution within the space of a month last summer. Information is hard to get.
DMHAS fixes FOIA email receipt issue
You should not only be looking out for a FOIA confirmation but also tracking how long it’s been since it was sent.
Transparency Update: FOI Whack a Mole
Probably the most fundamental rule of filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request is specificity. The more clear your language and the more narrow your request, the more likely you are to receive records that are actually responsive in as timely a fashion as possible. But the reality of FOIA is that’s not always…
Transparency Update: UConn is out of focus on in camera review
UConn officials are refusing to let the Freedom of Information Commission review redactions related to sexual misconduct by UConn faculty.
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