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#FOIFriday: The @hartfordcourant 's Ed Mahoney used an FOI request to get records on Former New Britain Mayor and Gubernatorial Candidate Erin Stewart’s spending on diapers, clothes, makeup and her membership in The Hartford Club.
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Watch this inspiring Live Like a Champion segment featuring Dr. Brandon Prioreschi, who helped a local pickleball player get back to full strength with a hip replacement. 🏓
To watch the entire video, visit bit.ly/40ux9bC! #pickleball #hipreplacement
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Hear from @m_camilavallejo @GinnyMonk @Andy_Ed_Brown @EllaLNapack @jacquelinerabe & Edmund Mahony at our Stories Behind The Stories panel Jan. 20.
Details: ctfog.org/tenth-annual-stori…
Tickets: ($15 suggested donation) tinyurl.com/2025Stories
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"There's no politics about this moment," U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy says on CBS Face The Nation @FaceTheNation about the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release plan.
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CT Public @wnpr punches above its weight, AGAIN
Vote for 'Generation Barney' in the @signalawards
vote.signalaward.com/PublicV…
Listen to 'Generation Barney' ctpublic.org/podcast/generat…
@_SabrinaHerrera is alongside Jason and Travis & 'Your Friend Mel'
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PSA for TV news anchors and producers: Freeze-dried food is probably in people's pantry or cupboards.
I saw TWO stations alerting viewers to 'check their freezer' ... That would be a weird place to keep it.
I'm going to go grill some Slim Jims
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Do you have Pearlman Award reception ticket yet? See below for the details.
We are happy to announce the winners of our fourth annual Pearlman Freedom of Information Awards.
Read about our honorees --> ctfog.org/pearlman/connectic…
Buy tickets --> tinyurl.com/CFOGPearlman
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Listen to @wnpr 'The Wheelhouse w/ Frankie Graziano on air and online now.
ctpublic.org/show/the-wheelh…
"This country looks less and less like a demonocracy," U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy tells Frankie.
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It's FOIA Friday and this week we are highlighting a story by @GinnyMonk at the @CTMirror. She used FOIA to obtain emails that shows what Gov. Lamont was saying privately before he vetoed a major piece of housing legislation. ctmirror.org/2025/08/18/ct-l…
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We extended the deadline to THIS FRIDAY to nominate a Connecticut journalist, member of the public or state or local official for a 2025 Mitchell W. Pearlman Award.
NOMINATE NOW: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Fun fact! Our Emergency Department is now offering #virtualreality goggles to pediatric patients to increase their comfort during a potentially stressful visit. It's just another way we're committed to treating illness and injury, along with emotional well-being.
#middlesexhealth
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DEADLINE EXTENDED:
Nominate:
▪️ a Connecticut journalist
▪️ a member of the public
▪️ state or local official
For a 2025 Mitchell W. Pearlman Award.
Details ---> docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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CFOG is seeking nominations of a Connecticut journalist, a member of the public or a state or local official to be recognized with a Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Award.
Deadline is Aug. 15
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Congress has approved the Trump administration's plan to take back $1.1 billion in federal funding for local public media stations nationwide.
Connecticut Public's president and CEO, Mark Contreras, talks about what it means for the organization: bit.ly/3UrqA6O
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The best FOIAs are the ones you don't have to file.
This week for FOIA Friday we are highlighting a story about CT State Police traffic stop data being placed online for everyone to see.
nbcconnecticut.com/news/loca…
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Be sure to read Commissioner @CharleneRTedu's op-ed, titled “Delivering on a Universe of Opportunities for CT’s Students,” which was published today by the @hartfordcourant: tinyurl.com/3w574uw2
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. @Reporter_Savino talks about how he uses #FOI in this series by @CCFOI
facebook.com/ccfoi/videos/72…
Don't forget to nominate Connecticut FOI champions for our 'Pearlman' Award
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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It's time to nominate an Freedom of Information and government transparency advocate for one of @CFOG's Pearlman FOI Awards for 2025. Nominations of a CT journalist, public official or resident of the state who have fostered open government can be submitted by Friday, Aug. 15.
CFOG is accepting nominations for our Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Awards for 2025, the 50th anniversary of the passage of the state Freedom of Information Act in Connecticut.
Nominate someone today:
ctfog.org/pearlman/the-conne…
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