At least one bill has been filed to allow ranked-choice voting — where voters rank candidates by preference — in municipal elections in CT.
Jessica Bravo
Jessica is CT Mirror's Emma Bowen Foundation general assignment reporter for the 2022 / 2023 academic year. She is currently a senior at Central Connecticut State University pursuing her bachelor’s degree in journalism. She also works at her school’s newspaper, The Recorder, and peer mentored first-year undergraduates at Central. Jessica is a Connecticut native through and through.
Posted inEducation
Hartford announces teacher recruitment program amid shortage
Hartford has a growing Caribbean and Latin American population, and a new program aims to fill with vacancies with teachers from that region.
Posted inEducation
Study finds CHESLA student loans effective for in-state economic growth
The study found that CT residents with a college education will earn $1.2 million more than those who graduated with a high school diploma.
Posted inHealth
78% of CT residents worried about health care affordability
Most Connecticut residents have faced at least one health care financial burden over the last year, according to a new survey
Posted inHealth
CT vaccine info: What to know about new COVID-19 booster shot
The new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine is now available in Connecticut. Here’s a look at who is eligible and where you can get boosted
Posted inHealth
As CT opioid overdose deaths rise, settlement funds begin arriving
New London, like other Connecticut cities and towns, is deciding how to spend National Opioid Settlement money from pharmaceutical companies.
Posted inMoney
CT’s second ‘Sales Tax-Free Week’ of 2022 begins Sunday
Connecticut residents can buy most clothing and shoes under $100 without paying sales tax for one week, for the second time in 2022.
Posted inPolitics
Rep. Treneé McGee, anti-abortion candidate, wins Democratic primary
McGee’s race was one of eight primaries for General Assembly nominations Tuesday.
Posted inHealth
Insurance Department agrees to move rate hike hearing but won’t change format
Officials will proceed with the typical public meeting, albeit in a new location, despite William Tong’s ask for a more formal hearing.
Posted inTransportation
CT Transit bus ridership is recovering, in part because of free fares
CT Transit bus ridership is recovering to pre-pandemic levels, and free fares are believed to be a key reason why. But challenges persist.
Posted inTransportation
Metro-North adds express trains to serve New Haven, Waterbury
The increased capacity on Metro-North comes even as ridership numbers are struggling to recover to pre-pandemic levels.
Posted inGovernment
CT Department of Labor launches new, ‘improved’ unemployment system
Gov. Ned Lamont made modernizing state government a priority. ReEmployCT, the new unemployment benefits and tax system, is part of that effort.
Posted inHealth
Lamont extends public health emergency to ensure extra SNAP funds
The declaration means CT will continue to receive an extra $34 million through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program every month.
Posted inHealth
‘My heart dropped:’ Connecticut’s young adults shaken by reversal of Roe
Young people expressed dismay Friday at the erasure of the constitutional right to abortion, and fear for the future of this country.
Posted inHousing
Lamont and Webster Bank announce program for first-time home buyers
The “Time to Own” program is funded with $20 million that was allocated for home buyer assistance by the State Bond Commission in December.