The COVID public health emergency is over, three years after it began. How did Connecticut change, and what changes are here to stay?
José Luis Martínez
José is CT Mirror's data reporter, reporting data-driven stories and integrating data visualizations into his colleagues' stories. Prior to joining CT Mirror he spent the summer of 2022 at the Wall Street Journal as an investigative data intern. Prior to that, José held internships or fellowships with Texas Tribune, American Public Media Group, ProPublica, Bloomberg and the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. A native of Houston, he graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in journalism.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT food deserts: In 24 towns, no stores accept food stamps
CT lawmakers are weighing solutions, including a food access advocacy office and tax incentives to grocery stores opening in food deserts.
Posted inHealth
Narcan will soon be sold over-the-counter, but not in 28 CT towns
Despite FDA approval of over-the-counter sales of the overdose-reversing drug, 28 towns in CT don’t have a store with a permit to sell it.
Posted inHealth
Survey: CT’s non-white residents are less happy and healthy
DataHaven’s Community Wellbeing Survey shows people in CT urban areas are broadly less satisfied with their communities.
Posted inGovernment
CT proposes financial penalty for nursing homes with empty beds
The bill is the latest in a series filed this legislative session that focuses on how nursing homes spend money from the state.
Posted inCities & Towns
CT has changed in the last decade. Here are 10 charts that show how.
Connecticut is known as the “land of steady habits,” but over 10 years, little changes add up. Here are 10 charts that show how CT changed.
Posted inPolitics
BEST OF 2022: Lower turnout in cities hurt Lamont, but he made up for it in suburbs
Even though fewer people voted in CT’s cities in 2022 than in 2018, Gov. Ned Lamont managed to win by boosting his numbers in the suburbs.
Posted inInvestigations
CT police: Updated ‘red flag’ law used largely for suicide threats
The number of cases using CT’s “red flag” law has increased sharply since June 1, and police are using it more to deal with suicide threats.
Posted inPolitics
Lower turnout in cities hurt Lamont, but he made up for it in suburbs
Even though fewer people voted in CT’s cities in 2022 than in 2018, Gov. Ned Lamont managed to win by boosting his numbers in the suburbs.
Posted inPolitics
In CT, more unaffiliated voters and absentee ballots than in 2018
Compared to 2018, CT has gained active registered voters, especially unaffiliated. Voters have also cast more absentee ballots.
Posted inPolitics
Jahana Hayes tops George Logan in CT 5th District race fundraising
The biggest spenders in CT’s most competitive congressional race are outside groups supporting both candidates. See how much they’ve given.
Posted inPolitics
Blumenthal ups CT Senate race spending as Levy preps for Trump fundraiser
Blumenthal has a money lead in the final weeks of CT’s U.S. Senate race, but a Levy super PAC raised large sums over the past three months.