CT’s death toll from the opioid epidemic has continued to rise in recent years, fed by an increasingly lethal supply of illicit narcotics.
CT Mirror Data
How much opioid settlement money is my CT town estimated to get?
CT towns are estimated to receive over $78 million in opioid settlement funds. Here’s how much your town is predicted to get.
Working people with disabilities earn less than minimum wage through 14(c) certificates. Which CT employers hold them?
Under the law, qualifying employers can pay workers with disabilities less than the minimum wage for the work they perform.
These CT cities received grants to boost ‘vibrancy.’ A lot of it’s going toward housing
A $100 million state grant program is aimed at boosting economic “vibrancy” in communities around CT. Here are the funding recipients.
How many people in CT are unhoused? Here’s the data.
After nearly a decade of decreases, homelessness in Connecticut rose slightly for the second year in a row in 2023. Here’s the data.
A look at immediate jeopardy orders issued at CT nursing homes since 2018
Ninety-three immediate jeopardy orders were issued at Connecticut nursing homes from 2018 through the first half of 2023. Here’s the data.
Immediate jeopardy orders have increased in CT nursing homes since 2019
How many immediate jeopardy orders have been issued in CT nursing homes in recent years? Here’s the data.
Breakdown of Social Security beneficiaries in Connecticut
More than three quarters of Social Security beneficiaries in Connecticut are retired workers, while about 10% of them are receiving disability income.
How many people in CT receive Social Security?
A sizable number of seniors and others who are eligible in Connecticut benefit from Social Security. Here’s the data.
A look at racial inequalities in CT high schools’ advanced courses enrollment
Black and Latino high school students are enrolling in advanced courses at lower rates than white students in Connecticut. Here’s the data.
A look at CT’s racial inequalities in college readiness benchmarks
Thousands of students of color in Connecticut are underserved by the state’s education system, experts say. In particular, Black and Latino high school students are meeting college benchmarks at lower rates than white students.
How has the rate of eviction filings in CT changed from 2017 to 2022?
The number of eviction filings in 2022 was the highest since at least 2017, the earliest year with available data.
CT Medicaid ‘unwinding’: How many people kept — and lost — coverage?
Nearly 75% of residents who went through unwinding in April, May and June kept their Medicaid coverage. Here’s why the rest lost coverage.
CT wage complaints received and resolved from 2018-2022
From 2018 through 2022, between 1,800 and 3,200 complaints were received from workers in CT each year, reaching a total of 13,579.
Which CT employers have been ordered to pay back wages after federal investigations?
Compliance action data show that from January 2012 to April 2023, WHD ordered Connecticut employers to pay back more than $10.3 million in wages for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.