/the-reporters-notebook The Reporter’s Notebook en-US Copyright Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:26:50 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2025-02-04/reporters-notebook-celebrating-50-years-of-the-connecticut-freedom-of-information-act Fifty years ago, º£½Ç»»ÆÞ passed a pioneering law that guarantees the public the right to see everything from government contracts to the mayor’s emails. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:26:50 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2025-02-04/reporters-notebook-celebrating-50-years-of-the-connecticut-freedom-of-information-act Jim Haddadin /the-reporters-notebook/2025-01-07/reporters-notebook-looking-at-linda-mcmahons-time-on-the-connecticut-board-of-education McMahon is a longtime trustee of Sacred Heart University, and served for about one year on the º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Board of Education between 2009 and 2010. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:18:50 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2025-01-07/reporters-notebook-looking-at-linda-mcmahons-time-on-the-connecticut-board-of-education Maysoon Khan /the-reporters-notebook/2024-12-03/reporters-notebook-defining-the-role-of-connecticuts-prison-ombudsman Attorney DeVaughn Ward said he's pushing for transparency from the state, and more support from the legislature. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:26:39 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-12-03/reporters-notebook-defining-the-role-of-connecticuts-prison-ombudsman Jim Haddadin /the-reporters-notebook/2024-11-05/reporters-notebook-connecticuts-promise-to-wipe-criminal-records-still-unfulfilled The Accountability Project recently explored the complications that have derailed implementation of º£½Ç»»ÆÞ's Clean Slate law, affecting more than 100,000 people who are estimated to be eligible. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:33:29 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-11-05/reporters-notebook-connecticuts-promise-to-wipe-criminal-records-still-unfulfilled Jim Haddadin /the-reporters-notebook/2024-10-01/reporters-notebook-how-connecticuts-juvenile-review-boards-help-troubled-teens Members of the state's Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee are looking at how to provide more equitable access diversionary programs. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:38:40 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-10-01/reporters-notebook-how-connecticuts-juvenile-review-boards-help-troubled-teens Ashad Hajela /the-reporters-notebook/2024-08-27/reporters-notebook-maysoon-khan-joins-connecticut-publics-investigative-reporting-team As an investigative reporting fellow, Khan will pursue stories that hold elected officials accountable, and add a layer of scrutiny to public programs. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 20:23:15 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-08-27/reporters-notebook-maysoon-khan-joins-connecticut-publics-investigative-reporting-team /the-reporters-notebook/2024-07-23/reporters-notebook-enduring-summer-heat-in-a-connecticut-prison Most º£½Ç»»ÆÞ prisons have centralized cooling systems. But that isn't the case at Osborn Correctional Institution, a medium security prison in Somers that houses more than 1,100 people. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:46:47 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-07-23/reporters-notebook-enduring-summer-heat-in-a-connecticut-prison Ashad Hajela /the-reporters-notebook/2024-06-25/reporters-notebook-news-partnerships-deepen-reporting-in-connecticut-and-beyond º£½Ç»»ÆÞ partnered with The 19th News to tell the story of how free prison phone calls have been life-changing for many incarcerated people and their families. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:52:54 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-06-25/reporters-notebook-news-partnerships-deepen-reporting-in-connecticut-and-beyond Bria Lloyd /the-reporters-notebook/2024-05-20/reporters-notebook-juvenile-arrests-take-different-paths-in-some-connecticut-towns Local officials determine whether a child goes to court, or to a diversionary program, presenting opportunities for bias to influence the outcome. Mon, 20 May 2024 19:08:15 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-05-20/reporters-notebook-juvenile-arrests-take-different-paths-in-some-connecticut-towns Ashad Hajela /the-reporters-notebook/2024-04-23/reporters-notebook-investigating-bridgeports-long-history-of-political-challenges In Absentia is four-part investigative podcast series from º£½Ç»»ÆÞ that examines the storied career of Mayor Joe Ganim, the role of Bridgeport’s Democratic political machine in shaping local government, and possible solutions to help strengthen the city’s vital institutions in the future. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:27:06 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-04-23/reporters-notebook-investigating-bridgeports-long-history-of-political-challenges Jim Haddadin