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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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.
Posted inPolitics
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.
Posted inPolitics
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.
Posted inPolitics
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.
Posted inGovernment
Sweeping labor legislation gains final passage, heads to CT governor’s desk
The omnibus labor bill addresses wage theft, hospital nursing staff standards, job protections for services workers and more.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Politics
CT bottle bill proposals narrowed down to just one: criminal charges
Proposals that would have made a range of changes to Connecticut’s bottle redemption law have been reduced to just one.
Posted inGovernment, Politics
‘Glock switch’ bill is driving up gun sales in CT, dealers say
A proposed ban on the sale of ‘convertible pistols,’ HB5043 is driving up sales, but some gun dealers say a ban is the wrong idea.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Why is CT bottle redemption up for debate again in 2026?
The bottle deposit rose to 10 cents two years ago. CT lawmakers are now questioning that move after the redemption rate rose to 97% in 2025.
Posted inCities & Towns
House passes bill that would end key revenue source for print news — legal notices
H.B. 5289 would eliminate the requirement that municipalities publish legal notices in print, requiring instead that they be posted online.
Posted inPolitics
CT Bill Tracker: Legislation we’re following in the 2026 session
CT Mirror’s 2026 legislative session bill tracker is a tool to help you follow legislation as it works its way through the process.
Posted inGovernment
CT bottle bill concerns prompt legislation that could return rate to 5¢
A bill that could decrease Connecticut’s bottle redemption rate from 10 cents to 5 cents passed out of a legislative committee this week.
Posted inGovernment
Agricultural lab expansion will help CT farmers solve new problems
As the climate warms and farmers face new challenges, CT is investing nearly $40 million to update and expand one of its agricultural labs.
Posted inGovernment
Forensic lab-on-wheels ready for deployment to CT crime scenes
The state used about $1 million in federal COVID emergency funding to purchase and outfit the mobile forensic service.
