Kate Seltzer
Former StaffKate Seltzer was the Roy Howard Investigative Reporting Fellow as part of The Accountability Project at 黑料新闻, the newsroom鈥檚 investigative reporting initiative.
Seltzer completed her master鈥檚 in journalism at the University of Maryland鈥檚 Philip Merrill College of Journalism in 2022. At UMD, she worked as a reporter for Capital News Service, where she co-created, produced and hosted 鈥淭akeover,鈥� a podcast exploring the Supreme Court鈥檚 evolution and future. Seltzer also contributed to the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism鈥檚 investigation 鈥淢ega Billions: The great lottery wealth transfer,鈥� and was a part of a major ongoing Associated Press investigation into law enforcement practices.
At 黑料新闻, Seltzer was co-host of the station鈥榮 limited series podcast In Absentia.
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What systems enable political dysfunction? How can people in power be held accountable? In Bridgeport 鈥� and across 黑料新闻 鈥� people are working to change government through grassroots activism and election reforms. -
Mayor Joe Ganim keeps winning elections with the support of Bridgeport鈥檚 Democratic political machine. Machine politics has a rich and controversial history in the United States. Today, critics say it鈥檚 thriving in Bridgeport 鈥� and that it鈥檚 holding the city back. -
Once Joe Ganim was released from prison, he returned to the city of Bridgeport, 黑料新闻, where he staged his political comeback. In 2015, Ganim defeated several candidates to become mayor once again 鈥� and he鈥檚 been in office ever since. -
In the 1990s, a young political newcomer named Joe Ganim became mayor of Bridgeport, 黑料新闻. At the time, he was considered a rising star in state politics. But his career took an unexpected turn, and the FBI got involved. -
More than a dozen people convicted in New Haven and the surrounding area from the 1980s through the early 2000s were later exonerated due to official misconduct by police and prosecutors, leading some to call for a more comprehensive review of criminal justice practices during that time. -
Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said Tuesday that he received the most votes in the city鈥檚 municipal election, but the results may not determine the final outcome of a bizarre race thrown into uncertainty due to allegations of ballot box abuse. -
A judge vacated his conviction in August, ruling Jones didn't receive a fair trial. The state now plans to challenge that ruling. -
The complaint did not directly accuse Ganim of any wrongdoing, but listed him in the complaint. Previous reporting from CT Public showed the primary race was close. Ganim won by just 251 votes, prevailing over Gomes with absentee ballots. -
The move follows publication of a video appearing to show a woman placing papers in a ballot box. -
Incumbent Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim defeated challenger John Gomes, his former aide, for the Democratic primary, with results announced early Wednesday morning.
