/the-reporters-notebook The Reporter鈥檚 Notebook en-US Copyright Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:35:30 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2025-06-03/reporters-notebook-layoffs-at-hartford-nonprofit-leave-gaps-for-the-community Unexpected turmoil at the Blue Hills Civic Association has left many families in limbo. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:35:30 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2025-06-03/reporters-notebook-layoffs-at-hartford-nonprofit-leave-gaps-for-the-community Jim Haddadin /the-reporters-notebook/2025-05-06/reporters-notebook-how-surging-book-challenges-spurred-ct-lawmakers-to-act Measures introduced in 黑料新闻 would immunize librarians from legal liability over reading materials, and create a more uniform approach for book challenges. Tue, 06 May 2025 18:57:18 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2025-05-06/reporters-notebook-how-surging-book-challenges-spurred-ct-lawmakers-to-act Maysoon Khan /the-reporters-notebook/2025-04-01/reporters-notebook-connecticut-school-districts-prepare-for-shakeup-in-federal-funding Federal money sustains many key services, from special education programs to support for districts with the highest percentages of children from low-income families. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:50:32 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2025-04-01/reporters-notebook-connecticut-school-districts-prepare-for-shakeup-in-federal-funding Jim Haddadin /the-reporters-notebook/2025-03-04/reporters-notebook-what-changed-after-scathing-report-on-connecticut-psychiatric-facility The report sounded an alarm about systemic failings to protect patients at a state-run psychiatric facility in New Haven. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:32:38 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2025-03-04/reporters-notebook-what-changed-after-scathing-report-on-connecticut-psychiatric-facility Maysoon Khan /the-reporters-notebook/2025-02-04/reporters-notebook-celebrating-50-years-of-the-connecticut-freedom-of-information-act Fifty years ago, 黑料新闻 passed a pioneering law that guarantees the public the right to see everything from government contracts to the mayor鈥檚 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 黑料新闻 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 黑料新闻'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