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Job Corps: controversial job training program might shutter
Job corps advocates say the program is essential, but the costs, measured results, and incident reports show a pattern of problems.
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Blight Fight: A foreclosure battle in Middletown
“I feel the crushing power of the law is unfairly applied in this matter.” Peter Smith is facing homelessness over blight allegations.
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Special Access: Battles over genealogical transparency in Connecticut
“The fact that you exist should not be private.” says Alec Ferretti, a professional genealogist who specializes in helping people obtain Italian citizenship based on their ancestry. Ferretti works for Reclaim the Records, a not-for-profit organization that’s using public records requests to put vital records related to births, marriages, and deaths in the public domain. Recently, Reclaim the Records launched the Connecticut Genealogy Index, a database containing an index of hundreds of…
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Tight Ship: Disciplinary issues at the Department of Veteran Affairs
In the past three years, the DVA has initiated 31 employee conduct investigations, resulting in discipline up to and including termination.
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Denials and Debates: The future of 8-30g and affordable housing
On October 14, 2025, members of Bethel, Connecticut’s Planning and Zoning commission filed a motion to reject a 75-unit housing project, proposed by Vessel Technologies, a New York-based housing developer. Vessel has gained a reputation in recent years for fiercely contesting opposition to its housing projects, most of which provide 30% of their units at an “affordable housing rate,” the minimum number required to trigger the state’s 8-30g law. 8-30g was passed…
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Contractual Exclusion: Navigating denial of “medically necessary” treatment
Romano isnt mincing his words: “I don’t want to be licensed by what I consider to be an immoral and corrupt system and state.”
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Sunshine on a Cloudy Day? The State of FOIA at 50
The number of challenges to FOIA abuses brought by media has declined, shifting the burden of safeguarding transparency to the public.
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Not All Payers: Is Connecticut’s massive trove of healthcare data useful?
Perception of the APCD between those working in the commercial and medical industry and those in OHS could not be further apart.
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Disorder in the courts: two families struggle for justice
This investigation includes strong language and descriptions/ discussion of sexual assault and may not be suitable for all readers Keith Wortz, a former New Haven police detective and current Victim Services Advocate for Connecticut’s Judicial Branch, has a history of taking on injustice. As a cop, he exposed corruption and murder cover-ups within the New Haven police department, leading to a Grand Jury trial, reviews of several murder investigations, and major changes in the…
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Partial Relief: Bill seeks to expedite apprentice relief process
Apprentice relief has been brought forward in the state legislature for years, but there is little in the way of results.
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Stranger Among You: Faith leadership amid changing immigration policy
Immigration advocacy and policy have changed in the last year, especially for churches whose members have taken a stand in the past.
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In Custody: Overdose and withdrawal deaths in police custody
Drug overdoses and withdrawal deaths in Connecticut’s carceral system are not limited to illegal narcotics alone.
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Good Will? How a controversial court ruling changed CT estate planning
It’s been almost three years since Janet Moultis died, and her estate still hasn’t been settled. She left behind a detailed will that explained in plain English how she wanted her assets divvied up—and that language is why things are up in the air. A 2007 decision from the Connecticut Supreme Court redefined what commonly used phrases surrounding survivorship mean. Now, three of Moultis’ surviving siblings are fighting to deliver her last wishes. The…
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