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CT open government panel blasts state agency for foot dragging on record release, seeks fine
The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) Bureau of Energy and Technology Policy located at the Joseph H. Harper, Jr. Building at 10 Franklin Square in New Britain on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
The proposed decision concludes that the "right to prompt access to public records" was denied "without reasonable grounds."
Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, Connecticut. 2025. (Hartford Courant)
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The Church Corners Inn on East Hartford's Main Street in 2023. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
UConn forward Alex Karaban (11) reacts after making a three point shot against Florida during the second half of an NCAA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
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Dianna Pategas, Connecticut Children’s Foundation vice president of stewardship and donor relations, talks about the training mannequin at the Brian & Kim Connolly Simulation Suite during a tour of the new Connecticut Children’s Clinical Tower Thursday. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
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Morley School students use a wagon to carry food through Blue Back Square on their way to West Hartford Town Hall during the 31st annual Morley School Red Wagon Food Drive on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. All donated food will go to the West Hartford Food Pantry. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
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Hartford Business Improvement District ambassadors Lou Hemmingway, left, and Rubin Santos wrap garland around a light pole on Pratt Street on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in downtown Hartford. The district handed out Santa hats and candy canes as ambassadors decorated light poles on Pratt, Asylum and Allyn streets. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
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Morley School students use a wagon to carry food through Blue Back Square on their way to West Hartford Town Hall during the 31st annual Morley School Red Wagon Food Drive on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. All donated food will go to the West Hartford Food Pantry. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
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Former Bristol Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu celebrates at Democratic headquarters after winning the seat back from Republican Mayor Jeffrey Caggiano on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
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