Category: Written Work

  • FOI at 50: Connecticut’s landmark transparency law

    As Connecticut’s landmark transparency law marks its 50th anniversary this year, its legacy as a model for open government continues.  Read more »  

  • Connecticut’s new college grads contemplate uncertain economy

    Amid federal cuts and fears of a recession, many new college grads worry about the economy they are heading into. Read more »  

  • Bill seeks to boost local news with 12 journalism fellowships

    Journalists may see more post-grad opportunities if new bill before the legislature seeking to establish 12 journalism fellowships passes. Read more »  

  • More Schools Add Limits on Student Device Use

    School officials throughout southeastern Connecticut are seeking ways to prevent students from focusing too much in-school time on their cell phones. Read more »  

  • The Surprising Way Book Clubs Fight Loneliness

    Book clubs are more than just literary discussions once a month. They give connection at a time when loneliness and social isolation are seen as public health crises.    Read more »  

  • Rising prices force students to make tough choices

    Students at UConn deal with the higher cost of living in Connecticut in multiple ways. One of those is by using Husky Harvest, a campus food bank that was established after the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »  

  • Families get creative to combat soaring grocery bills

    Raising chickens was the last thing Mary Barker thought her family would do. However, they realized in the face of dramatically increased egg costs, the benefits of raising chickens outweighed the cost.   Read more »  

  • Unfollow, unfriend, block: Is social media tearing us apart?

    Taking a stand against opposing viewpoints by unfollowing or blocking those who post such viewpoints has become the newest trend on social media. Read more »  

  • Criticism, conflict and courts: CT updates voting rules

    Starting Oct. 21, for the first time in a general election, Connecticut voters can visit early voting locations to cast their vote up to 14 days before Election Day. Every town in the state is required to have a location. Voters must check in, and receive a ballot and envelope. Voters fill out the ballot in a… Read more »  

  • UConn’s main campus gets early voting location

    UConn Bookstore will open an early voting site on Oct. 21 in an effort to focus on the age group that has consistently exercised its right to vote the least: young Americans.    Read more »