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Maya Moore is CT Mirror’s 2019 Emma Bowen Foundation Intern. She is a journalism and political science student at the University of Connecticut and has an interest in topics covering race and social justice. Moore began her undergraduate journalism career as a campus correspondent with UConn’s independent student-led paper, the Daily Campus, and has since interned for the Hartford Courant. Her work has also been published in the Willimantic Chronicle and the university’s premier publication, UConn Today. Moore is a New Britain native and currently resides in Mansfield, where she continues to write for UConn’s communications department.

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Best of 2019: Hers is a story of racism and exploitation ‘determined to be told’

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Kathleen Megan and Maya Moore January 1, 2020 @ 5:04 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:19 am

When Tamara Lanier makes the case for her right to claim ownership of photographs of “Papa Renty,” her message is both global and personal.

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Hers is a story of racism and exploitation ‘determined to be told’

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Kathleen Megan and Maya Moore October 2, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:17 am

When Tamara Lanier makes the case for her right to claim ownership of photographs of “Papa Renty,” her message is both global and personal.

Posted inNews

A professor’s case for African-American reparations

Avatar photo by Maya Moore August 23, 2019 @ 12:00 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:17 am

Thomas Craemer, a German-born professor of Public Policy at the University of Connecticut, has been studying race and reparations for more than two decades. His struggle with his country’s past now informs his work studying how reparation payments would work in the U.S. Twenty years ago, Thomas Craemer sat face to face with a Holocaust […]

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CT dairy farmers don’t see hemp as their new cash cow

Avatar photo by Maya Moore August 19, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:15 am

Hemp and CBD production may be an industry of the future, but probably won’t help Connecticut’s struggling dairy farmers.

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Office of Health Strategy launches online health care rating system

Avatar photo by Maya Moore August 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:14 am

State officials likened the free tool to Consumer Reports because it will allow users to compare the quality and cost of medical care at 19 of the state’s health care organizations.

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Larson gets an earful about impeachment at emotional town hall

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ana Radelat and Maya Moore August 7, 2019 @ 4:54 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:13 am

Rep. John Larson wants to hold back on impeaching Donald Trump, angering some of his constituents.

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Opponents decry rollback of federal health care protections for transgender people

Avatar photo by Maya Moore August 6, 2019 @ 7:17 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:13 am

Under the Trump administration proposal, health care workers could object to performing procedures such as gender reassignment surgery, and insurance companies would not be required to cover all services for transgender patients.

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SAT results: At least one-third of CT juniors unready for college or job

Avatar photo by Maya Moore August 5, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:15 am

The SAT scores also show that Connecticut is not making progress closing wide achievement gaps between minority students and their peers.

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State launches investigation of e-cigarette manufacturer, questions health claims

Avatar photo by Maya Moore July 31, 2019 @ 6:01 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:14 am

JUUL Labs has come under fire in recent months for marketing schemes that heavily target teenagers and claims that its products are a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes.

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State’s childcare subsidy program receives long awaited funding increase

Avatar photo by Maya Moore July 18, 2019 @ 6:24 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:11 am

The $14 million in new federal funds will be dispersed to an estimated 1,200 centers with families who rely on Care 4 Kids certificates to pay for child care.

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Expanded insurance coverage for breast cancer screenings lauded by officials, advocates

Avatar photo by Maya Moore July 17, 2019 @ 9:09 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:11 am

Harrowing tales from breast cancer survivors from across the state and a slip-up from a freshman legislator are among the circumstances that led to the passage of a bill expanding health care coverage for annual breast cancer screenings.

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Bye brings passion for social justice to early childhood work

Avatar photo by Maya Moore July 5, 2019 @ 11:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:11 am

The idea of working to support families motivates Beth Bye in her new post as commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood.

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State board names education bureau chief as new interim commissioner

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Maya Moore and Kathleen Megan June 28, 2019 @ 8:30 amAugust 3, 2022 @ 2:15 pm

State officials are preparing to name a second interim Department of Education commissioner Friday as the search for a permanent leader heads into its seventh month.

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State homelessness at lowest point in 12 years, study finds

Avatar photo by Maya Moore June 21, 2019 @ 7:57 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:13 am

Connecticut’s homeless population fell 10 percent since last year and is currently at its lowest number since the state began collecting data in 2007.

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As food insecurity bill slips in under radar, advocates hope for further action

Avatar photo by Maya Moore June 14, 2019 @ 12:45 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:11 am

A new program will assess the level of food insecurity among Connecticut college students.

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