Molly Ingram
Government and Civics ReporterMolly Ingram is WSHU's Government and Civics reporter, covering Connecticut. She also produces Long Story Short, a podcast exploring public policy issues across the state.
Molly worked as a news fellow with WSHU while obtaining her master's degree in Journalism & Media Production from Sacred Heart University. She has a bachelor's in Political Science from Central Connecticut State University. Molly grew up in Shelton, Connecticut, and now lives across the river in Derby
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President Donald Trump's administration has reversed a major cut to New York state's counterterrorism funding. Connecticut nonprofit social service providers are facing an insurance crisis that could force them out of business. The federal government says it intends to reconsider building permits already granted to Empire Wind. And, when will Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announce that he’s running for a third term?
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WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Mark Pazniokas to discuss his article, “It’s clear Lamont wants a 3rd term, less so what he would do,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
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The federal trial of Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis begins Monday, October 6. He oversaw Connecticut’s school construction grants from 2015 to 2021, served as deputy budget director during the last two years, and is accused of soliciting bribes and gifts from construction companies he hired.
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Connecticut residents can now use a free risk-mapping tool to see if their property is in danger of certain natural disasters.
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Funding for more than 300 clean energy projects nationwide has been canceled by the federal government.
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Connecticut has resumed the erasure of low-level criminal convictions for tens of thousands of residents. More than 100,000 convictions are expected to be cleared this month.
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is renewing calls to pass his Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The bipartisan legislation aimed at making social media safer for children almost became law last year.
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The government will shut down on Tuesday at midnight if Congress doesn’t pass a short-term budget bill.
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WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Shahrzad Rasekh to discuss her article, “This Ukrainian family fled war in Odesa and found a foothold in CT,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
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Dozens of people gathered outside WTNH headquarters in New Haven on Thursday to protest Nexstar, the parent company of the ABC affiliate, for refusing to air Jimmy Kimmel Live! after comments Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk — a move Gov. Ned Lamont (D) said was bad for Connecticut.