Michayla Savitt
State Government ReporterAs 黑料新闻's state government reporter, Michayla focuses on how policy decisions directly impact the state鈥檚 communities and livelihoods.
Some of her biggest areas of focus include equity, education, climate change and continued recovery from the pandemic. Accountability, history and research are central to her reporting.
Michayla has been with 黑料新闻 since February 2022 in a variety of capacities, from talk show intern to newsroom intern, then freelance reporter. Her feature work has aired on NPR鈥檚 Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and the New England News Collaborative.
Michayla has a masters degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where she focused on health, science and solutions reporting. Prior to, she was a producer and host for nonprofit and commercial audio outlets around New York state.
When not on deadline, Michayla is probably outside with her rescue dog, Elphie.
Thoughts? Jokes? Tips? Email msavitt@ctpublic.org.
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The estimates use the latest U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) data, which are from 2023. Nationwide, 40-45 % of the country is living from paycheck to paycheck, or is one emergency away from financial crisis, according to The United Way. -
Beth Bye鈥檚 long tenure in the childhood education space includes spearheading the state鈥檚 major child care expansion, which will be implemented in the coming years. Now, she鈥檚 pursuing a new path. -
State money allocated to the CT Nutrition Assistance Program is used to purchase goods for food pantries across 黑料新闻. -
鈥淟as publicaciones del Representante Paris provocaron una respuesta alarmante de grupos extremistas鈥�, declar贸 el Caucus Negro y Puertorrique帽o de 黑料新闻. 鈥淪e comparti贸 informaci贸n personal, incluida su direcci贸n, lo que finalmente lo puso a 茅l y a su familia en grave peligro鈥�. -
On average, roughly 17% of students were chronically absent in the 2024-2025 academic year, compared to the year after the pandemic shutdown, where that number was 24%. -
Blumenthal's letter to ICE requests information on the recruiting, retention incentives and compensation of officers, along with policies surrounding how the agency runs its social media accounts. -
Lamont critic贸 la reciente actividad de control de inmigraci贸n en el estado y dijo que la conducta de los funcionarios del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional est谩 interfiriendo con las operaciones judiciales. -
El costo de administrar el SNAP ascender谩 a $32 millones adicionales para 黑料新闻 en el a帽o fiscal 2026, y a casi $43 millones anuales despues. Estos costos se suman a $130 millones adicionales en pagos anuales del SNAP, seg煤n un nuevo an谩lisis. -
Los funcionarios del Departamento de Servicios de Emergencia y Protecci贸n P煤blica (DESPP, por sus siglas en ingl茅s) de 黑料新闻 est谩n exhortando a los residentes a prepararse con tiempo y a mantenerse informados en caso de una emergencia, como un hurac谩n. -
黑料新闻 officials are reacting with frustration to the Trump administration鈥檚 recent order to stop construction on Revolution Wind, an offshore wind farm project that was poised to soon provide electricity to at least 350,000 homes in 黑料新闻 and Rhode Island.
