The bill would put restrictions on contracts with e-book publishers to try to address the costs of e-books and audiobooks for libraries.
Ginny Monk
Ginny, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, is a member of CT Mirror’s investigative team and previously served as the outlet's housing and children’s issues reporter. Ginny grew up in Arkansas and graduated from the University of Arkansas’ Lemke School of Journalism in 2017. She began her career at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette where she covered housing, homelessness, juvenile justice, and investigations. Along the way Ginny was awarded a 2019 Data Fellowship through the Annenberg Center for Health Journalism at the University of Southern California. She moved to Connecticut in 2021 and covered housing for Hearst CT.
Posted inInvestigations
CT towing companies use belongings left in cars as leverage to collect fees, drivers say
Though the CT DMV allows owners access to towed cars to retrieve ‘essential’ items, people have lost important documents, car seats and more.
Posted inPolitics
CT House passes bill to regulate social media use for kids
Following what some called a lack of federal action, the CT House passed a bill to restrict the use of social media algorithms on children.
Posted inHousing
CT agency aims to build housing in downtowns, near public transit
The Municipal Development Authority, which started work last year, helps towns build up their downtowns and areas near public transit.
Posted inEducation
In CT, homeschooling debate heats up as parents plan daily protests at Capitol
Though no bill to regulate homeschooling has been proposed following a new report, several families still plan to go to the Capitol each day.
Posted inEspañol
¿Cómo te afectarán los cambios en el impuesto a los vehículos?
Algunos municipios afirman que están recaudando menos dinero despues que una ley cambió la forma para determinar el valor de los vehículos.
Posted inEducation
Amid critiques of CT’s homeschool laws, parents rally at Capitol
CT has ‘no meaningful regulation of homeschooling,’ which has meant some children aren’t getting sufficient education, a new report found.
Posted inCT Mirror Explains
How will car tax changes affect you? Here’s what to know.
Lawmakers adjusted a law that changed how CT assesses car values after some towns said they’re getting less in car taxes. Here’s what to know.
Posted inHuman Services
Insurance costs threaten CT foster care providers
Nonprofits that run foster care programs in CT are facing rising insurance costs that they say could force them to end those programs.
Posted inHousing
Nearly 1 in 5 CT lawmakers are landlords. Could that affect policy?
Several lawmakers said they can’t help but be shaped by their experiences, and that those experiences help color policy debate.
Posted inGovernment
Federal funding cuts hit CT libraries, museums: ‘It’s just appalling’
Some museums and libraries will need to lay off workers. Others remain in a holding pattern as they decide the future of some services.
Posted inHousing
Bloomfield residents push for tenants’ rights at CT Capitol
The group rallied against inadequate garbage disposal, sewage problems and other issues that advocates say are ‘reflected across the state.’
Posted inCharting Connecticut
How much new housing would your CT town need under ‘fair share’?
A recent study looked at three different methods of allocating housing needs from regions to municipalities in Connecticut. Here’s what it found.
Posted inMoney
CT towns say they’re struggling with change to car tax law
Some CT towns have seen dips in their grand lists caused by changes to the state’s car tax law, which in turn have impacted their budgets.
Posted inInvestigations
Connecticut DMV never set up system to enforce a century-old towing law
Towing companies can sell vehicles if owners don’t reclaim them. They’re supposed to turn over unclaimed profits, but that’s never happened.