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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2001

The Connecticut state Freedom of Information Commission on Thursday ruled that the town of North Stonington must disclose certain financial data on its fight against the federal recognition of the Eastern Pequot Tribe.

But the commission said the town could keep the names of its federal recognition researchers secret. The matter relates to pending litigation and doesn't fall within the act, said a hearing officer.

The ruling isn't a total loss for the tribe. The tribe found out the town hired two former Bureau of Indian Affairs researchers.

One of them -- Kay Davis -- worked directly on the tribe's petition and those of other New England groups. Before she left the BIA, Davis accussed another petitioning tribe of sabotaging her Washington, D.C. office

The information the town must turn over relates to fees paid to its D.C. law firm of Perkins & Coie.

Get the Story:
Town can keep names of researchers secret (The New London Day 10/12)

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