Arrest Records Transparency Bill Passes Senate
Posted: June 3, 2015 Filed under: General Law | Tags: 6750, arrest records, colleen murphy, freedom of information act, kevin kane, transparency Leave a commentShortly after 1:00 a.m. this morning, the Senate gave final approval to a bill that substantially restores much of the public access to arrest records that was lost last year when the state Supreme Court issued a decision that held that the public was only entitled to minimal access to arrest records while a law enforcement action or prosecution was pending. The bill, which passed the House unanimously last week, now goes to Governor Malloy for his signature. (Read Jon Lender’s story in the Hartford Courant about the bill.)
The Empirical Basis For Transparent Government
Posted: November 5, 2013 Filed under: General Law | Tags: open government, sunlight, transparency Leave a comment“Trust but verify,” Ronald Reagan liked to say. He used the phrase in connection with nuclear disarmament negotiations with the former Soviet Union. I think the sentiment also describes the attitude we should hold towards our own governments–federal, state and local.
Appealingly Brief! 