Federal probe examines millions in grants to CT state senator's friend

Federal probe examines millions in grants to CT state senator’s friend

State Sen. Douglas McCrory had a powerful voice over how one of the city’s leading nonprofit agencies distributed state grant money, including decisions directing millions of dollars to a new and relatively untested charitable organization created by a close personal friend, according to a variety of sources. Almost immediately, McCrory’s relationship with Sonserae Cicero-Hamlin raised…

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Contextualizing claim Texas county rejected $10M from Biden admin to improve flood warning systems

In mid-July 2025, social media users circulated a rumor that Kerr County, an area hit hard by central Texas’ devastating flash floods, rejected $10 million offered by former U.S. President Joe Biden to update its flood warning system. Biden’s administration did offer Kerr County about $10 million in pandemic relief funds under the American Rescue…

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