Kate Seltzer
Investigative Reporter, Howard Center for Investigative Reporting FellowKate Seltzer joined Connecticut Public as an investigative reporting fellow in January of 2023. She's also the co-host of the station‘s limited series podcast 'In Absentia'.
Kate completed her master’s in journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism in 2022. At UMD, Kate worked as a reporter for Capital News Service, where she co-created, produced and hosted “Takeover,” a podcast exploring the Supreme Court’s evolution and future. She also contributed to the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism’s investigation “Mega Billions: The great lottery wealth transfer” and was a part of a major ongoing Associated Press investigation into law enforcement practices.
Her work has appeared in RVA Magazine, Virginia Public Media and the Montgomery County Sentinel. Kate is a committed Red Sox fan even though they're frequently really bad at baseball.
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Party members unanimously endorsed the incumbent mayor for another four-year term.
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Ganim’s lawyer argued at a hearing Tuesday that the mayor has been rehabilitated and sincerely regrets the actions that led to his law license being suspended 20 years ago.
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Connecticut's health department is working to update its physician profiles after an investigation by The Accountability Project found some information about doctor discipline was missing.
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Conviction integrity units promise a lifeline for the wrongfully convicted. But justice moves slowlyConnecticut’s CIU has closed 52 cases since it launched back in 2021. None of those have resulted in an overturned conviction.
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Kate Seltzer is the Howard Center for Investigative Reporting Fellow for Connecticut Public’s Accountability Project. She joined The Accountability Project in January 2023.
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Connecticut is joined by only Florida and Maryland in setting the mold limit as high as 100,000 CFU/g. But safety standards vary widely across the nation.
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A 1990 law requires federal agencies and museums that receive federal funding to repatriate certain Native American cultural items, including human remains and sacred objects. But our Accountability Project has found that several Connecticut museums have yet to fully comply with the law.