As most states’ reserves have dwindled, CT’s safety net has grown
Connecticut has bucked a national trend, building unprecedented safeguards against a recession and federal budget cuts, a new report says.
PODCAST: Long-time U.S. Rep. John Larson’s primary challenge in CT
WSHU’s Ebong Udoma and CT Mirror’s Mark Pazniokas discussed his article about Rep. John Larson’s primary challengers, who want generational change.
Recent Reader Favorites
More Recent Stories
Cook and Grow program helps Bridgeport youth build healthy habits
The program uses cooking and gardening to address fast food diets, limited nutrition knowledge and a need for life skills in Bridgeport’s youth.
Trump’s $1B payoff to stop offshore wind is even stranger than it sounds
The government is paying TotalEnergies to halt a wind farm it isn’t building, in exchange for fossil fuel investments it’s already making.
Lamont flirts with his first CT budget deficit
Lawmakers built a $309 million cushion into the budget, but eroding revenues, rising Medicaid expenses and other issues wiped out most of it.
CT House approves contract with new round of state worker raises
The CT House OK’d a four-year contract granting annual raises of up to 5% to 3,661 state employees, setting aside Republican complaints.
EPA approves sale of a higher-ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices
The blend has been banned in warm weather because it can worsen smog. CT has struggled to deal with disproportionately high smog levels.
Confirmation vote on child advocate exposes homeschooling rift
Christina Ghio was endorsed as CT’s child advocate in a partisan vote that reflected deep divisions over regulating homeschooling.
PURA gives final OK to sale of Aquarion Water Co.
Regulators gave final approval to the Aquarion Water Company deal, paving the way for CT’s largest water utility to become a public entity.
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.