James H. Smith, the president of the 60-year-old nonprofit Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information, says the public has compromised enough on access to police records. Do you agree?

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By Elizabeth Regan
CT News Junkie

The Government Administration and Elections Committee voted 9-6 Monday in favor of a bill written to nullify a Connecticut Supreme Court decision allowing police to withhold arrest information until criminal prosecutions are completed. The vote sends the bill to the floor of the House for consideration.
The bill, H.B. 6750, supersedes a ruling by the state Supreme Court that allowing police to withhold arrest information while criminal prosecutions are ongoing.

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