Eddy Martinez
General Assignment | Breaking News ReporterEddy Martinez is a breaking news and general assignment reporter for Connecticut Public, focusing on Fairfield County.
He was previously a reporter in Bridgeport and the Naugatuck Valley for Hearst Connecticut Media. His written work has appeared internationally in the Asahi Shimbun, and at national outlets such as Columbia Journalism Review and Smithsonian Magazine.
Tips and comments can be sent to emartinez@ctpublic.org.
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"The three Bridgeport city council members facing charges in an election fraud case related to the 2023 mayoral primary” show no indication they will resign, despite calls by activists to do so. -
Film industry advocates are once again defending a film tax credit after Gov. Ned Lamont proposed cutting it down from 30% to 25% in his annual budget proposal. A previous effort to eliminate the credit altogether petered out in 2024. -
The exhibit, "Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale and Slavery," has been open at the New Haven Museum for about a year. The exhibit has been impactful for students because many can see how the fight for equality got its start at the local level, a museum official said. -
The bomb threat sent to Connecticut Attorney General William Tong’s Stamford home on Friday is part of a growing number of threats made against public officials across the state and U.S. in recent years. -
A Greenwich couple donated a $5 million endowment to the Greenwich Library, marking the largest amount of funding the library has received in over 30 years. -
Data centers are already a reality in Connecticut, but Gov. Ned Lamont says he wants them to be prioritized. Lamont said artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a crucial sector of the state’s economy. -
In an effort to combat rent price gouging in Connecticut, the general assembly will soon consider a bill that would ban landlords from using AI to set occupancy levels and rental prices. -
Connecticut’s newly formed Select Committee on Special Education is wrapping up its statewide listening tour as parents and education advocates listed a litany of ongoing issues, from early placement to lack of special education teachers. The criticism comes as members of the state legislature prepare to request more special education funding for this year’s budget session. -
Leaders of various nonprofits across Connecticut say chronic staffing issues within their organizations would be made worse if the state does not step in with an additional $19 million to make up for a lack of federal funding. -
Connecticut is funding a nearly $20 million pilot program which could bridge public transportation gaps in Trumbull and throughout Connecticut.
