Bria Lloyd
Investigative ReporterBria Lloyd joined Connecticut Public as an investigative reporter for The Accountability Project in November 2022. She’s also the co-host of the station’s limited series podcast, 'In Absentia'.
Before coming to Connecticut, she spent time in the Washington, D.C. area working at Scripps News, Al Jazeera English and PBS NewsHour.
Bria graduated from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia with a Bachelor's degree in Communication. In her final semester, she was awarded journalism student of the year. While in college, she interned at NBC4 in Washington, D.C. and local TV station WDVM in Hagerstown, MD. After graduation, she was hired as a multimedia journalist at WDVM.
-
Connecticut Public partnered with The 19th News to tell the story of how free prison phone calls have been life-changing for many incarcerated people and their families. -
Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin announced Tuesday that inspectors from his office arrested the four on charges of unlawful possession of absentee ballots and other election-related criminal offenses. -
The bureau will field calls, provide referrals and coordinate trainings on how to serve this community. -
Local families brought an end to expensive prison communication, providing a lifeline for the voices behind bars. But consistent contact still isn't guaranteed. -
What systems enable political dysfunction? How can people in power be held accountable? In Bridgeport — and across Connecticut — people are working to change government through grassroots activism and election reforms. -
Mayor Joe Ganim keeps winning elections with the support of Bridgeport’s Democratic political machine. Machine politics has a rich and controversial history in the United States. Today, critics say it’s thriving in Bridgeport — and that it’s holding the city back. -
The court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that will test whether a decades-old state law that allows voters to petition for the arrest of people they suspect of violating election rules is constitutional. -
Once Joe Ganim was released from prison, he returned to the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he staged his political comeback. In 2015, Ganim defeated several candidates to become mayor once again — and he’s been in office ever since. -
In the 1990s, a young political newcomer named Joe Ganim became mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut. At the time, he was considered a rising star in state politics. But his career took an unexpected turn, and the FBI got involved. -
A state commission that once served the community shuttered in 2016, leaving a gap in state services.
