Ebong Udoma
As WSHU Public Radio’s award-winning senior political reporter, Ebong Udoma draws on his extensive tenure to delve deep into state politics during a major election year. In addition to providing long-form reports and features for WSHU, he regularly contributes spot news to NPR, and has worked at the NPR National News Desk as part of NPR’s diversity initiative.
Ebong has covered presidential visits and high profile political races such as former wrestling executive Linda McMahon's two unsuccessful bids for the U.S. Senate. He has also reported on several state and municipal corruption trials in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, including one that led to the resignation of former Governor John Rowland. Ebong keenly follows developments with Native American tribes in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and produced an award-winning feature on the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
Ebong recently returned from his native Nigeria, where he spent a year helping to establish the international media network Gotel Africa. During his time there, he trained and managed local reporters and covered major stories, such as the presidential election in Nigeria and the government’s offensive against Boko Haram.
Prior to joining WSHU in 1994, Ebong was an award-winning reporter with the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Post. He also covered political transitions in Nigeria in 1993 and 1999 for Pacifica Network News.
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A coalition of civic groups concerned with city government in Bridgeport, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, launched a campaign to influence this year’s mayoral election.
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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Republicans are proposing to reduce the cost of electricity by removing state taxes and surcharges from customer invoices.
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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Energy Assistance Program’s coffers have been swelled with $30 million in additional American Rescue Plan Act money approved by state lawmakers last November, and another $20 million from the federal omnibus spending package passed by Congress last December.
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This is the first Christmas that ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø prisoners will be able to make and receive phone calls for free. The state was the first in the nation to stop charging for prisoner calls.
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In ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, violent crime declined between 2020 and 2021 according to statistics released on Thursday by the state’s Office of Policy and Management.
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Officials from more than 50 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø cities and towns have pledged to foster more respectful civil engagement in their communities.
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Bridgeport City Council Majority Leader Jeanette Herron is pushing for her city to tackle homelessness by partnering to build tiny homes.
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Governor Ned Lamont appoints Alexandra Daum as ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's Economic and Community Development commissioner, replacing David Lehman who is leaving state service in January.
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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Republicans failed to win congressional and statewide seats in the midterm elections because of strong voter approval for Democratic Governor Ned Lamont, according to state GOP Chair Ben Proto.
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U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh visited Yale New Haven Hospital on Friday to highlight the hospital’s registered apprenticeship program.