CT Examiner Notebook

CT Examiner Editor-in-Chief Gregory Stroud is joined by Associate Editor Liana Teixeira and reporters Charlotte Harvey, Luke Feeney and Ally LeMaster for a roundup of the week's news across Connecticut including stories on birthright citizenship, part-time legislators, and the state's reluctant release of a video showing J'Allen Jones' death a Garner Correctional Institute. Arts Ed...

Jay’Mi Vazquez and Solé Scott from Southern Connecticut State University and Karla Perez from the University of Connecticut, join host Brian Scott Smith to talk about their award-winning stories in this month's edition of Bylines New Voices -- powered by CT Examiner. They were joined by SCSU Professor Jodie Gil.

CT Examiner Editor-in-Chief Gregory Stroud is joined by Associate Editor Liana Tiexiera, reporters Charlotte Harvey, Luke Feeney and Eric Obernauer, and Arts Editor Robin Breeding has her weekly calendar of events.

CT Examiner Editor-in-Chief Gregory Stroud is joined by Associate Editor Liana Tiexiera, Arts Editor Robin Breeding and reporters Ally LeMaster, Eric Obernauer and Luke Feeney for this week's edition of CT Examiner Weekly.

Co-Host Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor-in-Chief Gregory Stroud talk to Andy Thibault, a contributing editor to CT Examiner and co-author of  You Thought It Was More: New Adventures of the World's Greatest Counterfeiter , and Larry Henry, former political editor at the Las Vegas Sun and a recognized authority on organized crime, now senior reporter for Gambling.com, about counterfeite...

CT Examiner Editor-in-Chief Gregory Stroud is joined by reporters Luke Feeney, Charlotte Harvey and Ally LeMaster for a roundtable of the week's news in Connecticut.

CT Examiner Editor-in-Chief Gregory Stroud and Brian Scott-Smith host a roundtable with reporters Luke Feeney and Ally LeMaster, Eric Obernauer and Arts Editor Robin Breeding. Here are the week's stories: 1. President Donald Trump was the keynote speaker at the Coast Guard Academy’s commencement in New London recently, delivering a nearly hourlong speech in the blistering midday heat. It was t...

An interview with students Avery Martin (Southern), Valentina Toro (Southern) and Bridget Bronsdon (UConn) about "solutions journalism." Bylines New Voices is hosted by Brian Scott-Smith with student journalists from college and university programs across Connecticut.

An interview with Julia Gillego, a UConn journalism student about her audio report called "The Age of AI," covering AI and students. Bylines New Voices is hosted by Brian Scott-Smith with student journalists from college and university programs across Connecticut. Powered by ⁠⁠ CT Examiner ⁠⁠ in collaboration with ⁠⁠ CT Community News ⁠⁠ .

CT Examiner Editor-in-Chief Gregory Stroud and Brian Scott-Smith host a roundtable with reporters Ally LeMaster, Luke Feeney and Nick Sambides, and Arts Editor Robin Breeding. Here are the stories: 1. In a short legislative session before an election, lawmakers are trying to push bills through at a rapid pace. But local lobstermen say a provision tucked into a wide-ranging labor bill could kill th...

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor Gregory Stroud are joined by reporters Ally LeMaster, Nick Sambides and Eric Obernauer for a roundup of news across Connecticut and Arts Editor Robin Breeding with a weekly calendar of events. Here are the stories: 1. With Connecticut lawmakers wrapping up a short session on May 6th, a lot of bills -- including one on homelessness -- will likely ha...

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor Gregory Stroud are joined by reporters Ally LeMaster, Luke Feeney and Eric Obernauer for a roundup of news across Connecticut and Arts Editor Robin Breeding with a weekly calendar of events. Here are the stories: 1. Connecticut was one of four states to legalize recreational marijuana in 2021. Now 5 years later – with sales and revenues stalling –...

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor Gregory Stroud are joined by reporters Ally LeMaster, Luke Feeney and Eric Obernauer for a roundup of news across Connecticut and Arts Editor Robin Breeding with a weekly calendar of events. Here are the stories: 1. Last fall, Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law a blockbuster housing bill aimed at the construction of tens of thousands of apartments acr...

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor Gregory Stroud are joined by reporters Ally LeMaster, Luke Feeney and Nick Sambides for a roundup of news across Connecticut, including A case of a revolving door between business and government involving the Stamford Board of Education Middletown Public Schools get a new superintendent A female police officer twice passed over for promotion in Ham...

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor Gregory Stroud are joined by reporters Ally LeMaster, Daniel Tepfer and Luke Feeney for a roundup of news across the state including an update on a wide-ranging sexual abuse scandal tied to Litchfield Public Schools; a second look at cases involving famed pathologist Dr. Henry Lee; and allegations of misconduct by a school principal in Norwalk. Air...

Co-host Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor-in-Chief Gregory Stroud are joined by reporters Ally LeMaster, Luke Feeney and Charlotte Harvey for a roundtable of state and local news in Connecticut. Arts Editor Robin Breeding joins us with a weekly calendar of events. 1. Ally LeMaster discusses a recent decision against Connecticut State Police by the Freedom of Information Commission regarding...

UConn journalist student Jenna Outcalt reports on food insecurity in the second edition, "Growing Green," of a new monthly podcast hosted by Brian Scott-Smith with student journalists from college and university programs across Connecticut -- Bylines New Voices. Powered by ⁠ CT Examiner ⁠ in collaboration with ⁠ CT Community News ⁠ .

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor-in-Chief Gregory Stroud lead a roundtable of the latest news and are joined by reporters Ally LeMaster, Charlotte Harvey and Eric Obernauer. Stories include: 1. Ecuadorian Mother Battles Attorney General William Tong’s Staff for Custody of Her Child 2. CT Examiner Reporter Named ‘Rookie of the Year’ by New England Newspaper and Press Association

Co-host Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor-in-Chief Gregory Stroud are joined by Desiree Sorenson-Groves, President and CEO of the National Wildlife Refuge Association and Mark Seth Lender, a writer and nature photographer based in Clinton, CT. The discuss challenges facing the National Wildlife Refuge System across the United States and here in Connecticut where the Steward B. McKinney refu...

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor Gregory Stroud are joined by reporters Ally LeMaster, Eric Obernauer and Nick Sambides for a roundup of news across the state, including a legislative update, a look at police accountability on the ground, and fallout from the recent snowstorm. Airing on WPKN-FM on March 12, 2026 at 6:30 a.m.

Host Brian Scott-Smith talks with CT Community News Editor Harriet Jones about a new monthly podcast featuring student journalists from college and university programs across Connecticut. Powered by CT Examiner in collaboration with CT Community News .

Branford, CT is taking the lead in the Northeast as the first school district to adopt an all-electric school bus service, partnering with the tech startup Zum. Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor Gregory Stroud are joined by reporter Ally LeMaster and guests Vivek Garg, co-founder and COO of Zum, and Branford Superintendent Christopher J. Tranberg. How can Branford schools partner w...

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor in Chief Greg Stroud are joined by reporters Amy Wu, Eric Obernauer and Nick Sambides for a roundtable discussion on late audits, attempts in Stamford to limit the public at meetings, and the Lunar New Year.

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and Editor in chief Gregory Stroud speak with reporters Ally LeMaster, Amy Wu and Charlotte Harvey in a roundtable about: 1. The revival of electroshock therapy and the use on some patients as an involuntary procedure. 2. The Bridgeport Public School budget and the state's obligation to provide children with an education. 3. An update on the state's legislative s...

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and Editor in Chief Gregory Stroud, are joined by CT Examiner's Amy Wu, Eric Obernauer, and Robin Breeding to discuss the new federal food pyramid, housing, and this week's calendar of events.