The Hispanic Health Council’s doula program is conducted entirely in Spanish and aims to address a maternal health gap in Hartford.
Mariana Navarrete Villegas
Mariana Navarrete Villegas was a Community Engagement Reporter for The Connecticut Mirror, covering Hartford from 2025 to 2026. She graduated from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism with a master’s degree in Bilingual Journalism. Before joining CT Mirror, she was the Community Engagement and Video Assistant at Epicenter-NYC and a Podcast Intern at The Take, Al Jazeera English’s daily news podcast. As a reporter, she has covered stories from New York to Florida, California, Panama, and Mexico, focusing on labor rights, immigration, and community care. She also hosts 'La Chismesita,' a community radio show in New York that archives oral histories through conversations with women community leaders. Originally from Mexico, Mariana spent her teenage years in Panama. She holds a B.A. in Global Studies with a minor in Psychology from Saint Leo University, where she interned at the International Rescue Committee.
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Formación de doulas atiende desigualdades en el cuidado de hispanohablantes en Hartford
La capacitación se lleva a cabo en español y tiene como objetivo abordar una brecha en la salud materna en Hartford.
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Has the U.S. been in an economic recession since 2022?
The National Bureau of Economic Research is the only entity that officially declares the country is in a recession
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Did Trump shut down a nearly completed wind energy project in Connecticut?
The renewable energy wind project Revolution Wind was 80% complete when President Trump halted its construction.
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Has the CT minimum wage for tipped workers remained the same for years?
The CT tipped minimum wage last increased from $6.07 to $6.38 for hotel and restaurant employees and from $7.82 to $8.23 for bartenders.
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Hartford students return with high-fives: ‘It’s a beautiful thing’
The annual celebration of students became Calling All Brothers, which provides mentorship, positive role models and educational support.
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Are COVID-19 vaccines required for health care workers in Connecticut hospitals?
In 2021, the CHA adopted a policy endorsing mandatory vaccination for hospital health care workers. This was not a state mandate.
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Did Connecticut pass a law that made it illegal to breastfeed in public?
There has not been a legislative effort in Connecticut to make breastfeeding in public illegal.
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Are CT tax dollars being used to fund a sports-betting lounge in Hartford?
The sports-betting lounge at the multi-use People’s Bank Arena in Hartford is being funded by Connecticut taxpayer dollars that repay bonds the state borrowed to build it.
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Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz holds city’s social fabric together, residents say
The jazz festival has offered not just a concert series to Hartford, but also an open egalitarian space: free, outdoors and welcoming to all.
