The Accountability Project is an investigative reporting initiative from Connecticut Public. Our team of reporters provide a deep focus on Connecticut issues including education, the economy, business, housing and government. The investigative reporting team is part of CT Public’s larger strategic plan to expand news and information gathering statewide, and restore trust and accountability in our state.
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Records show the Connecticut Department of Social Services doesn't have enough case managers to run the program, leaving families on the autism waiver waitlist in limbo. -
The town’s affordable housing requirement is meant to ensure new development doesn’t serve only the student population. But a new, upscale apartment complex that opened this summer is putting that assumption to the test. -
The measure prohibits most civil immigration arrests on courthouse grounds without a signed judicial warrant, and bars law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings in court. -
Upscale apartment complex near UConn has affordable units. The owners can't find people to rent themWith rental housing in Mansfield in short supply, students were quickly drawn to the property. But apartments reserved for renters with moderate to low incomes remain largely empty.
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The Accountability Project sifted through hundreds of regulatory filings to document spending under Connecticut's Stakeholder Group Compensation Program. -
The agency said it had numerous interactions with the 11-year-old's family, but none was relevant to the abuse that allegedly led to her death. -
Hamden resident Katherine Hinds was arrested twice this year in connection with protests held on highway bridges around the New Haven area -
State police recently issued new guidance to troopers, which makes clear that demonstrations on highway bridges are allowed under certain conditions. -
The agency shared a detailed history of its involvement with Torres Garcia and her siblings after pointed criticism from lawmakers about its handling of her case. -
In a joint statement, the House and Senate chairs of the legislative Committee on Children directed blame at the state’s child welfare agency for failing to protect Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres Garcia, whose remains were discovered last week in New Britain.
