Maxwell Zeff
Larry Lunden Spring News InternMaxwell Zeff is the Spring 2022 Larry Lunden News Intern at CT Public. He assists The Accountability Project investigative news team.
Zeff is a student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he’s receiving a dual degree in Journalism and Communication. Coming from a multimedia background in college, where he started his school newspaper’s podcast section and produced a series of short-form documentaries, he’s now pursuing a career in longform storytelling.
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2.4 million New Englanders are predicted to travel by car for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. -
Connecticut’s legislature voted to make Juneteenth an official state holiday last month. Celebrations this weekend feature speeches from local representatives, food vendors and art performances. -
Connecticut's gun laws are influencing new legislation in the U.S. Senate. The new Protecting Our Kids Act draws directly from the state's existing laws. -
James Boulay, the police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old Jayson Negron is set to face the victim’s family in court later this year. -
Bridgeport Public Schools declared Eid al-Fitr an official school holiday this month, becoming the third Connecticut district to take the day off for an Islamic holiday, after New Haven and Hamden. The school holiday recognizes the needs of Bridgeport’s growing Muslim population. -
Bridgeport Public Schools’ Board of Education voted on Monday night to give students the day off for the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr. The new official school holiday concludes the month of Ramadan and goes into effect during the 2023-2024 school year. -
This comes a month after Gov. Ned Lamont earmarked $90 million for air quality upgrades, following reporting by Connecticut Public’s Accountability Project that one-third of school districts don’t have the money to upgrade their own HVAC systems. -
Many requests for government records are left hanging in limbo for months, frustrating transparency advocates and citizens alike. -
Connecticut Public reached out to the entire Hartford delegation. All of the lawmakers expressed concerns with the Sheff settlement’s lack of focus and resources for traditional neighborhood schools.
