Matt Rocheleau
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data & investigations editor at Hearst CT Media & Times Union; Columbia U. adjunct prof; former Boston Globe Spotlight reporter
New York, NY
Joined April 2009
Emails show Lamont considered signing Connecticut housing bill days before vetoing it https://t.co/fpPjudWUm2 by @jacquelinerabe @AlexPutterman @brigurciullo
ctinsider.com
Lamont instructed an aise to draft a statement announcing his support for the legislation before ultimately vetoing it.
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Three things you need to know about ICE arrests and detentions in Connecticut | Arrests are up since President Donald Trump took office, as are deportations, government data shows. https://t.co/AHDTUmKi6d by @joshua_eaton
ctinsider.com
Arrests are up since President Donald Trump took office, as are deportations, government data shows.
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In their own handwriting: What Connecticut's unhoused residents want you to know https://t.co/VaBlBEJJNS by @insider_ct
ctinsider.com
As the number of people experiencing homelessness in Connecticut grows, people living outside and in their cars share what they wish others knew.
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Amid housing shortage, CT spends millions managing homelessness through foster care, jails and ERs | About a decade ago, Connecticut was recognized as a national model for addressing homelessness. That progress has unraveled. https://t.co/ncN4Jgy654 by @jacquelinerabe
ctinsider.com
Amid a housing shortage, Connecticut is spending millions managing homelessness through foster care, jails and ERs. Lawmakers say the issue can be solved.
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134 unhoused people have died in Connecticut this year. Here are some of their stories. | Some built intricate encampments. Others sent meaningful gifts. All were more than their living situation. https://t.co/l7YnRVjnsZ by @insider_ct
ctinsider.com
Some who were homeless died from the cold. Others died when their cars caught fire, or they were struck by vehicles. Our obits shine a light on who they were.
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48 hours of homelessness in Connecticut: The faces and stories of a growing crisis | “Where do people go when there’s nowhere to go?” a social worker asked. https://t.co/IHeDOSNsgz by @insider_ct
ctinsider.com
With affordable housing hard to find in Connecticut, the number of people who are homeless — young and old, in cities and towns — is rising fast.
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See how many restraint and timeout incidents your school district had
timesunion.com
The New York State Education Department collected data how many students experienced these methods in public, charter and some private schools. Over 20,000 incidents were reported.
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NY school students restrained, put in time out over 20K times last year | The state required public schools to report incidents for the first time last year https://t.co/eqURfUCN3o by @emiliemunson
timesunion.com
Schools reported thousands of cases involving students with disabilities. But the real number of students who experienced these methods could be much greater.
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Reforms eyed after CT Insider investigation into potential sham marriages | 'These reports raise very serious concerns regarding possible human trafficking, immigration fraud and abuse of public authority.' https://t.co/4olNaL1cYw by @brigurciullo @blockhart1 @joshua_eaton
ctinsider.com
Top state officials called for reforms after a CT Insider investigation raised questions about the potential for sham marriages happening in Bridgeport and other towns across Connecticut.
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Judge orders Schoharie County elections commissioner off the job https://t.co/CfbhSKQNEb by @emiliemunson
timesunion.com
A judge vacated the appointment of 92-year-old Clifford Hay who was given the job over the objection of Democrats. The county is appealing.
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Judge rejects feds' request to reverse release of Afghan interpreter arrested in CT https://t.co/6urDsXtmif by @joshua_eaton
ctinsider.com
A judge rejected the government's request to reverse his order that led immigration officials to release an Afghan man who worked for the U.S. military as an interpreter before moving to...
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Seven more punished in Connecticut state police ticket data scandal, records show | Internal affairs reports reveal 'common practice' culture of inflating ticket counts to look more productive https://t.co/06IWkO2Dtl by @BillCummingsct
ctinsider.com
The new reports also include four constables who were found to have been creating false traffic tickets and could still face discipline.
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‘No one knows what’s happening inside’: Migrants languish in ICE, Border Patrol temporary hold rooms in New York https://t.co/BRcNXeYORX by @emiliemunson @esthercsun
timesunion.com
In Buffalo, Albany, New York City, and along the Canadian border, detained migrants are waiting longer and longer in temporary holding facilities.
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No one oversees Connecticut's justices of the peace. Critics say that has to change. https://t.co/GRBbuGZEF1 by @joshua_eaton @brigurciullo @blockhart1
ctinsider.com
Concerns about lax oversight have prompted calls from some lawmakers to reform the justice of the peace program in recent years. So far, legislation has yet to make it to the governor’s desk.
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For immigrants, sham marriages are a ‘cardinal sin’ with devastating consequences https://t.co/ATM3AjlyVW by @joshua_eaton @brigurciullo @blockhart1
ctinsider.com
Entering a sham marriage can result in criminal charges and a permanent ban from receiving immigration benefits like a visa, legal permanent residency or U.S. citizenship.
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CT nonprofit named in federal probe shut down due to finances, lawyer says https://t.co/BJC7lMN9ml by @brigurciullo @jacquelinerabe
ctinsider.com
The Hartford nonprofit, which has been named in a federal investigation surrounding state Sen. Doug McCrory, said it has effectively closed.
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Why couples traveling to Connecticut to wed are raising questions about sham marriages https://t.co/9iOAwJaCkm by @joshua_eaton @brigurciullo @blockhart1
ctinsider.com
A CT Insider investigation has found that Bridgeport has become a destination for quick marriages between immigrants and U.S. citizens, with couples traveling from out of state to wed.
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With one less judge, delays mount in CT's only immigration court https://t.co/zooyd84vWK by @joshua_eaton
ctinsider.com
The strain faced by Connecticut’s only immigration court was evident last week after the U.S. Department of Justice cut ties with one the few immigration judges assigned to its day-to-day...
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Connecticut state senator pressed state officials to steer money to associate https://t.co/klDoe5t2w8 by @jacquelinerabe @AlexPutterman
ctinsider.com
State Sen. Doug McCrory pushed for millions for a Hartford nonprofit. As much as $800,000 went to his associate's organization, records show.
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Where ICE has arrested thousands of immigrants across New York this year https://t.co/u2LH8mgNBb by @emiliemunson
timesunion.com
Immigration arrests in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany and Saratoga have dominated upstate New York. In New York City, arrests skyrocketed at Federal Plaza.
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