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jrabethomas.bsky.social
Now: Investigative reporter at Hearst CT Media. Then: CT Mirror & WNPR. Forever: education & housing reporter. Fan of long interviews, caffeine, tips, & struggling Cincinnati sports teams. https://www.ctinsider.com/author/jacqueline-rabe-thomas/
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Housing discrimination complaints already face a backlog to be investigated ... now HUD is cancelling grants to orgs that investigate and enforce Fair Housing Laws apnews.com/article/trum...

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“We disagree, continue to disagree… We stand by our position: any fines are unjust and inappropriate to be assessed on us"

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CT state senator seeking PURA seat co-owned electric firm that was repeatedly fined, penalized with @alexputterman.bsky.social www.ctinsider.com/politics/art...

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Our investigation is a semifinalist!

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"The process is part of the punishment"

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"While the governor may be focused on cost savings, you should really think about in what other ways could this change actually cost more money to other parts of the system?” Lamont’s budget would reduce access to public defenders #NutmegSky www.ctpublic.org/2025-02-19/l...

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Reading a 262-page contract about one of my favorite subjects reminds me why I love my job.

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Justice delayed Defendants have to show up to court over and over, wait hours for their case to be called. Years: that's how long cases take to be resolved. Almost no cases go to trial. Hundreds plead guilty each month just to leave prison. "The process is part of the punishment"

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That feeling the night before an investigation you've been chipping away at for two years drops....

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the last time a governor promised universal pre-k ... ctmirror.org/2015/05/12/u...

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Lamont administration defied Connecticut law he proposed to make the criminal justice system more fair. Hundreds of emails show the pains the governor’s policy office took to avoid having to turn over public records. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

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Auditors question why CSCU head received $21k to move to CT, but still lives in NY www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

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One of the bill’s three co-sponsors is State Sen. Paul Cicarella, who faced scrutiny after the news outlet reported he collected workers' comp and didn't report the income he made from coaching wrestling, his private company or his rental property. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

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"More checks and balances" for state employee pension boosts following CT Insider investigation www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...

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Who wants to start a Housing Writers Association? Pleeease!

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Taylor Swift: boys only want love if it's torture. My 6 year old from the backseat: that's not true, mommy! Me: never change my sweet prince

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"There's a lot of blame to go around here. I'd like to make sure that this practice ends." www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

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That was a nice effort by the Bengals but I feel like we’re all putting too much faith in the ability of the New York Jets to Win A Game.

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Will the Bengals make the playoffs? 🐅 #BELIEVE

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Within two weeks of my grandmother's death, my then 86-year old grandfather gambled -- and lost -- nearly all their retirement savings. The house always wins. My grandfather: He lost his house.

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These 30 NYC schools will get help starting student publications through Journalism For All https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/01/03/journalism-for-all-launches-first-cohort-at-30-schools/

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Translation: don't leave a paper trail someone can FOI

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Facts

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House speaker: "The longer it takes people to strike a deal, because they think it gives them leverage, the harder the session will be for everybody."

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174 children unaccompanied by an adult were experiencing homelessness on a single night this past January. 3,410 people of all ages were homeless -- a 13.1% jump from one year earlier. CT had the 17th largest % jump among states in people experiencing homelessness www.huduser.gov/portal/sites...

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"States that want their charter schools to comply with all constitutional provisions should amend their enabling statutes to establish charter school boards as government-created and government-controlled corporations."

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Me to my editor: I am going to break that out into a short side bar from the main story. Also me: Turns in a 3,056 word sidebar. #letmeclearmythroat

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My colleague @jrabethomas.bsky.social uncovered a pattern of questionable executive spending at Connecticut's public college system. Asked about those reports and a recent state audit, Gov. Ned Lamont called the spending "small ball" and "an error of judgment." www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

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CT Gov. Ned Lamont on pricey spending by CSCU executives: ‘A lot of it was small ball’ www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

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I am a good mom. But not Elf on the Shelf good. There. I said it.

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How much do CT lawmakers still care about kids mental health? As funding runs low for several of the state's most ambitious programs, we're about to find out. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

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"A quiet wave of deregulation seemed to be sweeping across the country, masquerading as a solution to child care staffing woes."

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Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality Open your eyes... #bengalsgonesimpsons

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