Consumer prices rose 3.6% year-over-year in the Northeast region, higher than the national year-over-year inflation rate of 3.3%.
Sasha Allen
Sasha is a data reporter with The Connecticut Mirror. She focuses on producing data-driven reporting and data visualizations for the newsroom. Prior to joining CT Mirror, Sasha worked part time for the Herald-Mail, a newspaper based in Western Maryland. As a 2025 graduate from the University of Maryland, she worked as a reporter and copy editor for Capital News Service, the university’s wire service, covering the state legislature, the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse, school board elections, youth mental health and climate change. Sasha also worked as an intern for the Baltimore Magazine, and was a reporter for the Diamondback, the university’s independent, student-run newspaper.
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Posted inEnergy & Environment
Loss of tax credits led to a drop-off in EV sales. Will they rebound?
Electric vehicle sales in Connecticut have fallen precipitously since the elimination of federal tax credits by the Trump administration.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Here’s another way UConn’s basketball teams are making history
For the sixth time, UConn’s women’s and men’s teams have both secured spots in the Final Four. No one else has done it more than once.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Student debt is up, especially on the East Coast
Student loan debt is growing as more borrowers fall into delinquency and default — including thousands of Connecticut residents.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT’s ‘nips’ surcharge: What to know and why it faces opposition
Consumers pay a five-cent surcharge for alcohol bottles under 50 mL. The program has generated millions in revenue, but some have concerns.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
CT had 2nd-highest electric bills in 2025, up slightly from 2024
Connecticut saw only a 3.8% increase in annual electric bills compared to 2024, but they are still among the biggest in the nation.
Posted inGovernment
Alternatives to burials becoming more common in CT
Burial rates are falling in CT and nationally as alternative methods — like water cremation, composting and green burials — gain popularity.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Here’s how much CT gasoline prices have gone up
Prices for regular unleaded gasoline in CT have jumped from less than $3 per gallon in late February to about $3.50 per gallon this week.
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Affordable housing in CT has increased slightly in 15 years
The amount of affordable housing in Connecticut has risen from 159,520 units in 2011 to 186,170 units in 2025, or about 16.7%.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
More nips are being bought in CT — some advocates are worried
About 94 million ‘nip’ bottles of alcohol are sold in CT each year, but some say the environmental and social costs aren’t worth the revenue.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
CT homelessness is up, and federal support remains uncertain
The federal government tried to take money away from programs supporting housing in CT. The state would have lost up to $98 million per year.
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International migration to CT is down, Census finds
About half as many people moved to CT from other countries from July 2024-June 2025 compared to the previous year, slowing population growth.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Snow and cold scrambled CT’s power grid. Here’s how it stayed up
As more than a foot of snow fell on parts of CT on Jan. 25, a massive shift was taking place within power plants across New England.
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Some CT colleges show downward trends in return on investment
A degree from Yale had a bigger long-term payoff than other CT colleges, but associate’s degrees and certificates had high initial payoffs.