Molly Ingram
Public Policy Reporter and EditorMolly Ingram is WSHU's Public Policy reporter and editor, covering Connecticut. She also produces Long Story Short, a podcast exploring public policy issues across the state.
While at WSHU, Molly has produced and hosted the series The Making of U.S., a look at the ideas and history that shaped the United States leading up to the country’s 250th birthday. The series was nationally distributed as an hour-long special by American Public Media.
You often hear her hosting WSHU’s news shows, too.
Molly worked as a graduate news fellow with WSHU while obtaining her master's degree in Journalism & Media Production from Sacred Heart University. She has a B.A. 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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Connecticut finished fiscal year 2026 with a pretty big budget surplus. New York will start paying more to administer food assistance this month. Same-day marriages are no longer an option in C-T. Plus, it’s almost peak fall foliage season in the region. -
ICE agents can no longer arrest people for civil offenses, such as immigration violations, in places like schools, hospitals and churches unless a judge gives permission. -
Kosta Diamantis, Connecticut’s former deputy budget director, was sentenced to seven years in prison on corruption charges. -
U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) opposed a Senate-passed college sports bill that would reshape NCAA rules on athlete pay, transfers and eligibility. -
WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Ginny Monk to discuss her article written with Andrew Brown, “They served their time in prison. Then the bills arrived.” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short. -
Mayor Justin Elicker (D) said he doesn’t actually know how many people have been apprehended at Tweed New Haven Airport. It has been difficult for officials and news outlets alike to get specifics on arrest totals from ICE. -
A Connecticut Department of Transportation worker was hit and killed by a driver on I-95 in Fairfield Friday morning. -
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said he considers it “part of his responsibility” to counter President Donald Trump’s foreign policy views before global leaders and U.N. delegates. -
As the weather turns cooler, officials warn it’ll cost more to keep the heat on this year. U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) blames President Donald Trump and the war in Iran for the higher prices. -
Connecticut state hero Nathan Hale was executed by British troops 250 years ago. Author Scott Smith discusses bringing the young Revolutionary War spy to life in his historical fiction.
