/news/investigative Investigative News en-US Copyright Tue, 13 May 2025 20:34:48 GMT /news/investigative/2025-05-13/ct-police-foia-secret-complaints Members of the state Senate unanimously passed a measure that would create a new exemption to the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø Freedom of Information Act. Tue, 13 May 2025 20:34:48 GMT /news/investigative/2025-05-13/ct-police-foia-secret-complaints Jim Haddadin /news/investigative/2025-05-12/cyclists-in-hartford-protest-move-to-rethink-bike-lanes Bikers rode to Hartford City Hall to speak out against a measure that could result in new restrictions on bike lanes in exchange for more parking. Tue, 13 May 2025 00:49:14 GMT /news/investigative/2025-05-12/cyclists-in-hartford-protest-move-to-rethink-bike-lanes Maysoon Khan /news/investigative/2025-05-09/hartford-may-hit-the-brakes-on-bike-lanes-cyclists-are-in-uproar The Hartford City Council is weighing a proposal to rethink existing bike lanes in the city, and consider restricting them to provide space for more parking. Fri, 09 May 2025 20:29:27 GMT /news/investigative/2025-05-09/hartford-may-hit-the-brakes-on-bike-lanes-cyclists-are-in-uproar Maysoon Khan /the-reporters-notebook/2025-05-06/reporters-notebook-how-surging-book-challenges-spurred-ct-lawmakers-to-act Measures introduced in ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø 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 /news/investigative/2025-04-24/connecticut-freezes-funding-to-hartford-nonprofit-after-300k-wire-fraud The consequences have been crippling for the Blue Hills Civic Association, which was forced to lay off nearly all its staff earlier this month. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:05:59 GMT /news/investigative/2025-04-24/connecticut-freezes-funding-to-hartford-nonprofit-after-300k-wire-fraud Maysoon Khan /news/investigative/2025-04-22/blue-hills-civic-association-hartford-layoffs-fraud The unexpected loss of funds crippled the organization’s ability to continue its work, according to its board of directors. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:39:42 GMT /news/investigative/2025-04-22/blue-hills-civic-association-hartford-layoffs-fraud Maysoon Khan /news/investigative/2025-04-16/avelo-airlines-deportation-flights-tweed-new-haven-airport-authority Avelo came under fire last week after the company said it would fly charter flights carrying deported immigrants on behalf of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 01:41:44 GMT /news/investigative/2025-04-16/avelo-airlines-deportation-flights-tweed-new-haven-airport-authority Maysoon Khan /news/2025-04-15/abrupt-layoffs-at-a-hartford-nonprofit-has-residents-demanding-answers The Blue Hills Civic Association, which offers a services including job training, housing assistance and violence prevention programs suddenly laid off most of its staff earlier this month. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:46:52 GMT /news/2025-04-15/abrupt-layoffs-at-a-hartford-nonprofit-has-residents-demanding-answers Eddy Martinez /news/2025-04-15/waterbury-stepson-held-captive-public-statement In his first public statement since winning his freedom in February, the man urged people with information about his decades of confinement to cooperate with an ongoing criminal investigation. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:54:59 GMT /news/2025-04-15/waterbury-stepson-held-captive-public-statement Jim Haddadin /news/2025-04-14/as-towns-grapple-with-book-challenges-ct-lawmakers-seek-to-establish-book-ban-standards Book challenges at libraries across the U.S. skyrocketed after the pandemic shutdown, and efforts to censor books have played out in ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, too. So what are state lawmakers doing to address the issue, but still leave room for debate? Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /news/2025-04-14/as-towns-grapple-with-book-challenges-ct-lawmakers-seek-to-establish-book-ban-standards Michayla Savitt