Molly Ingram
ReporterMolly Ingram is a 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 Masters degree in Journalism & Media Production from Sacred Heart University. She has her bachelors in Political Science from Central Connecticut State University. Molly is from Shelton, Connecticut.
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Connecticut and New York have joined the federal government in an antitrust lawsuit against Apple. The complaint accuses Apple of monopolizing the smartphone industry and keeping its customers on IOS apps, violating the Sherman Act.
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The bill would create an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council — a working council to explore the state’s options as they promote electric vehicle sales to slow greenhouse gas emissions. GOP leaders worry it will become an EV mandate.
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is co-sponsoring the Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act, which would keep rental companies from using the software to set higher prices.
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A proposal to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers in Connecticut has cleared the Labor and Public Employees Committee. The bill would phase out the subminimum wage over three years.
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is sponsoring the GRIT Act, which would devote federal funds to study and support gambling addiction treatment.
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New Haven could become the first city in Connecticut to install red light and speed cameras, following a state law passed in 2023 that allows municipalities to do so.
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WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Dave Altimari to discuss his article written with Jenna Carlesso, “Lawmakers push for more transparency in nursing home spending,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
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Six schools in Bridgeport will offer extended social and emotional learning to students and staff, thanks to a federal government grant. The Social-Emotional Learning Community Schools Program was created to help kids cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Connecticut Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas said her office has referred multiple complaints related to the Bridgeport mayoral election redo to the State Election Enforcement Commission (SEEC), including one that claims a voter was offered cash in exchange for a completed absentee ballot.
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Reports of abuse, underpaid staff and inadequate mental health support at Connecticut’s group homes for troubled children have prompted an overhaul of the program.