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Bill protecting sexual assault victim shelters heads to gov's desk

4 days ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

The Connecticut Senate voted unanimously to move a bill that would allow public agencies to enter into executive session to discuss the location of shelters for victims of sexual assault to final passage on June 2. The bill expands on existing law, which prohibits public agencies from releasing information about the location of shelters for victims of domestic violence. HB 6883 also added shelters for victims of sexual assault to that prohibition.
Report: Dach violated vehicle use policy

4 days ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

Jonathan Dach violated a number of Department of Administrative Services (DAS) regulations that prohibit the personal use of state vehicles and also restrict where pool cars can park and how they must be fueled during his time as Gov. Ned Lamont’s chief of staff.
An absurd standard: Challenging UConn at the FOIC

4 days ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

Last month, Inside Investigator went to Hartford to take the University of Connecticut (UConn) to task for its handling of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking records related to sexual misconduct. We had two chief quarrels with their handling of the request:It took over a year for them to respond to the request.
Acting Blue: evidence of fraudulent political donations targeting retirees

6 days ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

Dominic Rapini, a cybersecurity professional and 2022 Republican candidate for Connecticut’s secretary of the state, has been investigating straw donors—individuals who pose as a second-party and fraudulently make a donation in their name—and has identified $2 million in donations through ActBlue made in the name of 18 different Connecticut residents, most of whom are elderly or retired.
Feds announce crackdown on Medicaid for immigrants

1 week ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it is increasing federal oversight over how states use Medicaid funding to provide health insurance to undocumented immigrants.
State funding of UConn among highest in nation

1 week ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

The University of Connecticut (UConn) received the second-highest state appropriations as a percentage of revenue for fiscal year 2023 across flagship universities in all 50 states. 37 percent of UConn’s core revenue, totaling roughly $2.4 billion, came from state appropriations, according to data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). UConn tied with the University of Idaho for the second-highest rate of state appropriations as a percentage of revenue.
DAS mistakes FOIA request for scam

2 weeks ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) did not respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for phone numbers associated with Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) staff because it thought it was a scam. The Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC) found DAS violated FOIA by ignoring the request for approximately four months.
Bridgeport loses another FOIA appeal

2 weeks ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

Bridgeport’s attempt to withhold records related to a murder from the 1990s was handed another defeat following a superior court ruling finding that the city’s claim that releasing the records would harm the safety of witnesses lacked evidence.
CT ranks low in household debt reduction

2 weeks ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

Bridgeport and New Haven rank low among cities decreasing their household debt according to a recent survey from WalletHub. The study ranked Bridgeport 169th and New Haven 176th out of 182 studies where household debt has increased between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the last quarter of 2025. In Bridgeport, the average household debt during that time period was $77,386 and decreased by $332. Total household debt was approximately $4.6 billion and decreased by roughly $18.4 million.
FOIC rules partly for TaShun Bowden-Lewis

3 weeks ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

The Public Defenders Services Commission (PDSC) violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when it entered into executive session at a June 4, 2024, meeting to discuss former chief public defender TaShun Bowden-Lewis. According to the Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC) in a complaint brought by Bowden-Lewis, the PDSC failed to sufficiently state the reason it was entering into executive session.