
Port Authority chair: Officials knew State Pier would cost more than $93M
The development of state pier in New London to support a new offshore wind farm will cost almost three times original projections.
Mercy A. Quaye and John Dankosky host CT Mirror’s newest podcast, Untold. They explore Connecticut’s uneven recovery from the pandemic in Season 1.

Untold Ep. 1: How are CT workers recovering from the pandemic?
The inequalities that existed in Connecticut well before the pandemic were only worsened by COVID. So whose recovery is this anyway?
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Untold Ep. 2: How are CT students recovering from the pandemic?
If you had to think about a key area of life where COVID-19 exposed enormous divisions that already existed, education would be near the top of the list.
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Untold Ep. 3: How are CT residents with addiction recovering from the pandemic?
The pandemic has shown us all the importance of prioritizing recovery and mental health. Are we turning the corner on the stigma of drug use?
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Untold Ep. 4: How are CT’s formerly incarcerated recovering from the pandemic?
Thousands of people were released from Connecticut prisons in 2020 as the Department of Correction tried to stem a tide of COVID in its facilities.
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CT legislators must get out of the charter schoolhouse doorway
Governor Lamont should call a special session of the legislature and put through line items for all public charter schools approved by the Connecticut Board of Education, post haste.
Politics

Texas school shooting is ‘another Sandy Hook,’ Sen. Chris Murphy says
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut repeatedly asked senators one question Tuesday after the shooting in Uvalde, Texas: “What are we doing?”
Budget/Economy

CT poised to pay down $3.6 billion in pension debt
Regular and supplemental payments into the state’s cash-starved pensions will approach $6.5 billion this year.