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Ned Lamont: “We have the strongest FOIA rules around.”

Featuring: Ned Lamont, Democratic | Governor of Connecticut

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont Discusses State's Future and Personal Insights at Connecticut Mirror Event

Published | Video Starts at 46:48

And sometimes that information just isn't transparent enough. How many governors in this country are subject to foia? Me. You know, we had a terrible scandal going back 20 years and We have the strongest FOIA rules around. We are following those. I'm adding people there, responding as quickly as we can. And I do think if the searches are less broad, we can respond a lot more quickly. (46:48–46:51)

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Asserts that Connecticut has the strongest Freedom of Information Act rules in the country.

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