El miércoles, la Asamblea General de Connecticut se reunió para su sesión legislativa de 2025, que se extenderá hasta el 4 de junio a la medianoche.
Gabby DeBenedictis
As Director of Engagement, Gabby is responsible for growing, engaging and retaining CT Mirror's audience of members, newsletter subscribers, website users and social media followers. Gabby joined CT Mirror in June 2022 as its first audience engagement specialist. She previously served in writing and production roles on Patch.com's Connecticut team, at The Woonsocket Call in Rhode Island and at the Houston Chronicle via the Dow Jones News Fund. She is a Connecticut native who holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from UConn and is pursuing a master's degree in integrated marketing communications from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
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Robert DiGioia joins CT Mirror as first director of revenue
DiGioia will oversee event and marketing deliverables in addition to advertising and sponsorship sales in a newly-created role.
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CT’s 2025 legislative session begins this week. Here’s what to expect
The Connecticut legislature will see a Democratic majority, debates over the state’s ‘fiscal guardrails,’ a new committee and more in 2025.
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BEST OF 2024: CT’s Time to Own program helps first-time homebuyers with finances: What to know
CT’s Time to Own program, which is currently taking applications, offers down payment and closing cost assistance to first-time homebuyers.
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Nuevas leyes de CT que entrarán en vigor el 1 de enero del 2025
Entrarán en vigor leyes sobre asistencia para pago de préstamos estudiantiles, días de enfermedad remunerados y boletas de voto en ausencia.
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New CT laws taking effect Jan. 1: Paid sick leave, absentee ballots, coerced debt
Laws expanding paid sick leave in CT, regulating absentee ballot usage and providing recourse to ‘coerced debt’ victims will take effect.
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Erica Phillips joins CT Mirror editing team as state policy editor
Phillips, who joined CT Mirror in August 2021 as economic development reporter, will oversee CT Mirror’s education, justice, environment and health reporting.
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Qué saber sobre el programa de reembolso de préstamos estudiantiles de CT
El programa de reembolso de préstamos estudiantiles de CT ofrecerá a los que califiquen hasta $5K por año para ayudar a pagar sus préstamos.
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CT Mirror Board of Directors welcomes 4 new members
New board members Khalilah Brown-Dean, Jason Chang, Will Ginsberg and John McKinney were voted in at the organization’s Dec. 4 board meeting.
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CT student loan reimbursement program: Eligibility and how to apply
The CT student loan reimbursement program offers qualifying residents up to $20,000 to help them pay off their loans. Here’s what to know.
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Sean Scanlon talks CT budget, fiscal guardrails at ‘In the Room’
The comptroller argued that Connecticut should ‘blow up the way we do our budget’ and explained the importance of his office’s work.
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Lo que debe saber del programa ‘Time to Own’ de CT
El programa ‘Time to Own’ ofrece préstamos condonables a los compradores por primera vez de una vivienda en CT.
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CT’s Time to Own program helps first-time homebuyers with finances: What to know
CT’s Time to Own program, which is currently taking applications, offers down payment and closing cost assistance to first-time homebuyers.
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Conclusiones de las elecciones del 2024 en CT
Kamala Harris ganó CT, se aprobó una medida electoral, los titulares fueron reelegidos y participación en la votación anticipada fue fuerte.
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CT 2024 election takeaways: Ballot question, early voting, Harris’ margin
Kamala Harris won Connecticut. Meanwhile, a ballot measure passed, incumbents were re-elected, and early voting turnout was strong.