Connecticut Briefs News and In-Depth Reporting

Do Connecticut police sergeants make over $200K per year on average?

In total, CT spent $32.62M on State Police sergeant personnel in 2024. By comparison, Massachusetts spent $59.73M on its 375 sergeants.

Connecticut employed over 113,000 people in aerospace and defense jobs in 2023, and aerospace activity brought in nearly $2B in tax revenue.

A family of four needed over $113,000 annually in 2022 to cover basic costs, according to a 2024 report issued by the United Way in CT.

Lyme disease was first identified in 1975. In 2023, CT ranked among the top 10 states for reported Lyme disease cases nationally.

Waterbury, New Haven and Bridgeport have among the highest violent crime rates in Connecticut, but how do they compare to each other?

According to a National Education Association report, the average teacher salary in CT was $86,511 in 2023-24.

Seattle gets more rain or drizzle over many days, but CT and the rest of southern New England get heavier rainstorms, thunderstorms and snow.

Classic cars in Connecticut become exempt from emissions testing if they are of the model year 2000 or older as of 2025.

Complaints about care in CT nursing homes have increased and facilities face staff shortages as more state funding goes to home care.