Inside Investigator

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  • Last Resort: Court petitions for electroshock treatment increase

    In 2024, Connecticut probate judges approved nearly two hundred petitions from psychiatric hospitals to administer electroconvulsive therapy.

    Read the full investigation at InsideInvestigator.org

    Connecticut Inside Investigator is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories.

    We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

    31 min
  • The Candy Store: Tracking down the nonprofits that prompted a press conference

    A number of nonprofits were brought up in an October press release as potentially suspicious. We tracked them down to learn more.

    Read the full investigation at InsideInvestigator.org

    Connecticut Inside Investigator is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories.

    We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

    31 min
  • CT kicks off 2026 legislative session & Overtime: As costs soar to $399 million, the reasons vary

    On this episode of Inside Update, Conner sits down with Katherine Revello to dive into her latest investigation, "Overtime: As costs soar to $399 million, the reasons vary." They’ll also touch on the kickoff of the 2026 legislative session.

    Connecticut Inside Investigator is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories.

    We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

    26 min
  • Dead Equals: Bid-rigging allegedly costing towns millions

    Dead Equals: Bid-rigging allegedly costing towns millions

    There are several different ways a company or companies can engage in bid-rigging when it comes to bidding on public projects.

    Read the full investigation at InsideInvestigator.org

    Connecticut Inside Investigator is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories.

    We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

    30 min
  • [Inside Update Ep62] Target Investment & Trade Secret

    Target Investment: DOH commissioner awards extra funding to former employer
    “We have compiled extensive evidence suggesting the improper and non-competitive allocation of over $100 million in DOH funding.”

    Trade Secret: Why you’re not allowed to see Hell’s Kitchen film tax credit application
    According to the state’s Office of Fiscal Analysis, CT’s tax credit program for film and television production costs the state’s bottom line.

    Connecticut Inside Investigator is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories.

    We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

    31 min
  • [Inside Update Ep61] Job Corps: controversial job training program might shutter

    Job Corps: controversial job training program might shutter
    Job corps advocates say the program is essential, but the costs, measured results, and incident reports show a pattern of problems.

    Read the full investigation >>

    Other Topics:

    DEEP to hold public session on bear management, hunt >>

     It’s Personal: How your information is being exposed through FOIA >>


    Connecticut Inside Investigator is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories.

    We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

    31 min
  • [Inside Update Ep60] Blight Fight: A foreclosure battle in Middletown

    Blight Fight: A foreclosure battle in Middletown

    “I feel the crushing power of the law is unfairly applied in this matter.” Peter Smith is facing homelessness over blight allegations.

    Connecticut Inside Investigator is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories.

    We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

    32 min
  • [Inside Update Ep59] Disciplinary issues at the Department of Veteran Affairs

    Tight Ship: Disciplinary issues at the Department of Veteran Affairs

    In the past three years, the DVA has initiated 31 employee conduct investigations, resulting in discipline up to and including termination.

    Connecticut Inside Investigator is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories.

    We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

    20 min
  • [Inside Update Ep58] Contractual Exclusion: Navigating denial of “medically necessary” treatment

    Romano isnt mincing his words: “I don’t want to be licensed by what I consider to be an immoral and corrupt system and state.”

    Connecticut Inside Investigator is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories.

    We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

    30 min
  • [Inside Update Ep57] Sunshine on a Cloudy Day? The State of FOIA at 50

    The number of challenges to FOIA abuses brought by media has declined, shifting the burden of safeguarding transparency to the public.

    Read the full investigation [click here]

    Connecticut Inside Investigator is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories.

    We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

    32 min

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Connecticut Inside Investigator (CII) is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging…