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New England First Amendment Coalition @nefac.bsky.social · 12d
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Sunshine on a Cloudy Day? The State of FOIA at 50

Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) went into effect on October 1, 1975. In the intervening 50 years, enforcement of the law has evolved significantly.

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Sunshine on a Cloudy Day? The State of FOIA at 50
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 17d
Disorder in the courts: two families struggle for justice

After an alleged sexual assault in 2021, the victim's family has struggled for justice in a system they say has let them down at every turn.

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Disorder in the courts: two families struggle for justice
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Sep 15
The concept of “sensitive locations” where immigration enforcement is limited has existed since 1993, but guidelines were significantly expanded in 2011 under President Barack Obama. Now, ICE agents have a directive to use "common sense."

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Stranger Among You: Faith leadership amid changing immigration policy
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Sep 8
In Custody: Overdose and withdrawal deaths in police custody

Questions about how these deaths happen, the circumstances surrounding them, and what actions can be taken in the future leave few easy answers.

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In Custody: Overdose and withdrawal deaths in police custody
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Aug 18
Ideal Fish: The rise and fall of an experimental fish farm in Waterbury

Today, the former Ideal Fish building sits empty, and allegations have been made of stolen equipment and unmet financial obligations to make taxpayers whole.

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Ideal Fish: The rise and fall of an experimental fish farm in Waterbury
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Aug 11
APT Observation: Issues at a New Haven methadone clinic

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APT Observation: Issues at a New Haven methadone clinic
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Aug 11
Charter confusion: Weston town attorney access and budget transfers stir controversy

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Charter confusion: Weston town attorney access and budget transfers stir controversy
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Jul 28
Passing the Buck: The path to clean drinking water can be long and expensive

Efforts to get safe water would take four years as she tried to navigate a bureaucratic system that continually “passed the buck” when it came to getting the situation resolved.

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Passing the Buck: The path to clean drinking water can be long and expensive
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Jun 30
Long Commute: Some state employees live really far away

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Long Commute: Some state employees live really far away
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Jun 16
Unsafe Space: Students allege two years of antisemitism at Yale University

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Unsafe Space: Students allege two years of antisemitism at Yale University
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Jun 2
Acting Blue: evidence of fraudulent political donations targeting retirees

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Acting Blue: evidence of fraudulent political donations targeting retirees
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · May 12
A Rat’s Long Tale: How a distribution facility proposal upended Middlebury

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A Rat’s Long Tale: How a distribution facility proposal upended Middlebury
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Apr 28
In 2019, policy changed from one-for-one needle exchange, where users are only given clean needles in exchange for dirty ones, to "needs-based distribution."

From 2011-18, 114,693 distributed needles were not returned.

From 2019-23, there were 2,487,747.

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Needs-based or needless? A 2,327% spike in unreturned IV drug needles.
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Apr 14
For the incarcerated, FOIA has the potential to be a powerful tool to mount a defense against a wrongful conviction. But navigating the law is not always easy for incarcerated requesters or for public agencies responding to requests sent from behind bars.

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Sole Suspect: Using FOIA Behind Bars
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Apr 7
The CEO has been placed on paid leave, a for-profit start-up business they invested in was closed, and the company is now facing a whistleblower complaint with the state auditors, and a complaint with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

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High Impact: State contractor puts CEO on leave, launches investigation
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Mar 31
In Office: Time sheets show Dach in office while traveling; taking few meetings

There appear to have been ten occasions between Jan 2023 and Jan 2024 when Dach may have logged work time when he was not in the office and possibly conducting personal business.

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In Office: Time sheets show Dach in office while traveling; taking few meetings
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Mar 31
Family Feud: Examining a contested DDS guardianship case

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Family Feud: Examining a contested DDS guardianship case
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Mar 17
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Noticed: A Simsbury Resident Fights for Open Meetings
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Mar 3
It’s not cheap or quick to evict a tenant in Connecticut.

Tenant advocates say renters need more protections because the housing shortage in Connecticut leaves them vulnerable. Landlords say these protections exacerbate the problem.

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Evicted: What CT's changing evictions laws mean for renters and landlords
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Jan 6
Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) Chairwoman Marissa Gillett has been accused of secretly issuing thousands of decisions, including adding $70 million to ratepayer bills.

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The Authority: PURA chair secretly issues decisions under secretary's name
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Dec 23
When Anastasia LeBeau submitted a request for records to the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC), the request was denied on the grounds it is not a public organization, despite 80 percent of its membership fees being paid by the public.

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Functional equivalent: Is the CIAC subject to FOIA?
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Dec 16
$57 Million Is CCAT’s new HQ worth the price tag?

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$57 Million: Is CCAT's new HQ worth the price tag?
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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · Dec 9
Connecticut not only has a shrinking construction workforce—it has an aging construction workforce. And that may not be entirely organic—laws governing how many apprentices contractors can hire, and other forms of occupational licensing, likely play a role.

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Ratioed: How CT licensing laws contribute to the construction worker shortage
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