Battling FOI: Hartford Mayor's Secrecy Is Expensive

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April 9, 2009

[edit] Battling FOI: Hartford Mayor's Secrecy Is Expensive

"If only Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez weren't so disdainful of the public's right to know.

Since last year, the city has paid more than $125,000 to outside counsel to defend against complaints that it has violated the Freedom of Information Act — basically, that it tried to keep secret information that should be available to the public, such as records relating to the state's investigation into alleged corruption at city hall."

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