More than half a dozen towns have contracted with BusPatrol to record any motorist passing a bus that’s displaying flashing red signal lights.
Angela Eichhorst
Angela is CT Mirror’s first AI Data Reporter / Product Developer. She is focused on developing AI methods to improve the CT Mirror’s research and reporting, using categorization, text-parsing, and other emerging technologies to provide even wider news coverage across the state of Connecticut. After fact-checking for CNN, Angela produced polls for the AP-NORC Center and worked on the 2024 VoteCast election model. She holds a B.A from Harvard and is originally from London, England.
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Which CT towns had the highest voter turnout for the primaries?
About 23% of CT’s registered Democrats voted in Tuesday’s primaries, less than in the 2018 primary, according to the Secretary of the State.
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Northwest CT, Hartford suburbs had most early voting
Nearly 55,000 CT voters cast ballots early and 12,410 cast absentee ballots for Tuesday’s primaries, including about 7.8% of Democrats.
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Connecticut lost 18,197 active voters this year, mostly unaffiliated
The number of active voters in Connecticut decreased by 0.8% this year, with some parties losing more affiliates than others.
Posted inHousing
Fires in Hartford have displaced almost 3,000 people since 2020
Fires have displaced nearly 3,000 Hartford residents since 2020, about 2.4% of the population — a rate far higher than some other CT cities.
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Which Senators talked the most during CT’s legislative session?
Just days before the end of the session, Sen. Rob Sampson presented his fifth amendment to a bill after as many hours of debate.
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Amount of public testimony on bills is growing, but who’s writing it?
More than 43,800 pieces of written testimony were submitted during the 2026 legislative session, nearly a 250% increase compared to 2016.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
CT’s legislative session in numbers: How many bills passed?
This session, 218 bills passed the House and Senate. They dealt with topics from bottle redemption fraud to accountability of ICE agents.
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CT bottle bill, updated with felonies for fraud, passes
The CT General Assembly passed a bill that adds criminal charges for redeeming out-of-state bottles in an attempt to tackle redemption fraud.
Posted inGovernment
CT adds restrictions on towing companies seeking to sell vehicles
Senate Bill 413 will allow towing companies to sell vehicles only if they are at least 15 years old and after 30 days have passed.