Connecticut Attorney General Opinions
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Can the Connecticut Port Authority enter into formal public-private partnerships under Chapter 55d, the way other state agencies can?
It could from 2015 (when it was created) until June 27, 2021. After June 28, 2021, the General Assembly amended Chapter 55d to limit those formal public-private partnerships to the Department of Trans…
If a state legislator sits on the board of a state-created nonprofit that is exempt from FOIA, does the legislator still have to hand over records about that role when the public asks?
Yes. AG William Tong concluded that even though the Partnership for Connecticut, Inc. itself was statutorily exempted from Connecticut FOIA, House Minority Leader Themis Klarides remained subject to F…
Does Stamford's local zoning code apply to a state-owned parking garage and adjoining transit-oriented development project that the state plans to lease to a private developer?
Mostly no. The AG concluded that local zoning did not apply to the state-owned parcel where the state would build and own the parking garage, nor to the state-owned parcel that would be leased to a pr…
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Attorney general opinions in Connecticut are written by the Connecticut Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.