Jim Haddadin
Investigative EditorJim Haddadin is an editor for The Accountability Project, Connecticut Public's investigative reporting team. He was previously an investigative producer at NBC Boston, and wrote for newspapers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
His work at NBC received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association, and a pair of Emmy awards from the New England chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He was also recognized by the Public Media Journalists Association, Society of Professional Journalists, New England Newspaper & Press Association, New Hampshire Press Association and Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists for political coverage, investigative reporting and stories about government transparency. When he's not working, Jim is doing whatever his dog wants.
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The Accountability Project recently explored the complications that have derailed implementation of Connecticut's Clean Slate law, affecting more than 100,000 people who are estimated to be eligible. -
Police allege Alexander Thomas misused a church credit card to direct funds to a shell company, then to his personal accounts. -
The record is a log created by another town employee describing concerns about then-Police Chief Mark Rinaldo’s conduct. -
Officials at South Church said they removed Alex Thomas from his position in May and referred the matter to Hartford police. Thomas declined to comment on the circumstances when he was reached at his home in Hartford Wednesday afternoon.
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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. -
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 Absentia is four-part investigative podcast series from Connecticut Public that examines the storied career of Mayor Joe Ganim, the role of Bridgeport’s Democratic political machine in shaping local government, and possible solutions to help strengthen the city’s vital institutions in the future.
