In 2007, it sounded to some state lawmakers – and to the governor — like the simplest of “no-brainer” ideas: If a town had a web site, it should post the agendas, meeting times and minutes online, not just in the town clerk’s office.

In a fearful response, a half-dozen Connecticut towns that already had web sites dismantled them, hoping to avoid running afoul of state Freedom of Information laws.

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