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Connections: Transparency From Government Leaders

Hillary Clinton used her personal email while Secretary of State, and it's not clear that we'll ever know if she's been forthcoming with all the emails she should be disclosing. Andrew Cuomo's administration is purging emails earlier than many good government advocates say they should. What is the public's right to know? How can we be sure our government leaders are preserving records properly?

On top of that, we'll examine how reporters handle Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests -- cases that involve freedom-of-information laws. Are those requests being handled properly? How quickly do government agencies respond? In studio we'll have two reporters who utilize FOIL requests more than most:

We'll also talk with Robert Freeman, executive director of the New York State Committee on Open Government.

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.