CT Mirror Reporter Ginny Monk received the Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism on Wednesday during the 2023 Nonprofit News Awards.
Stephen Busemeyer
As CT Mirror's Managing Editor Stephen helps manage and support a staff of 11 reporters. His career in daily journalism includes 20 years at The Hartford Courant, where he served as a member of the editorial board, data editor, breaking news editor and bureau chief. Prior to that Stephen was city editor at the Casper Star-Tribune in Casper, Wyo., and the editor of the Daily Press in Craig, Colo. He was won many awards for editorial writing, data journalism and breaking news. While he was breaking news editor, The Courant was a named finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for its coverage of the Sandy Hook shootings. Busemeyer is a Koeppel Journalism Fellow at Wesleyan University, where he teaches data journalism, and he has also taught at the University of Hartford, the University of Connecticut and the University of Colorado.
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What happened to that bill? Could be in the budget
Many proposals were incorporated into the state budget that the CT General Assembly debated Monday and Tuesday. Here is a selection of them.
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CT Mirror’s 2023 Bill Tracker
The Connecticut Mirror’s 2023 legislation tracker is a tool to help you, our readers, track certain bills as they work their way through the legislative process.
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By the numbers: Where Leora Levy won the CT Senate primary
Leora Levy won the CT GOP primary for U.S. Senate over Themis Klarides not by winning big in any one area but with many little victories.
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The Kosta Diamantis timeline: Here’s what you need to know
Konstantinos Diamantis was a powerful state official until late October, 2021. Here’s a timeline of events in his story.
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See how your town could fare in Gov. Lamont’s proposed budget
Connecticut towns would receive about $2.85 billion in statutory formula grants in the upcoming fiscal year under Gov. Ned Lamont’s plan.
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Lamont: Colangelo would ‘be gone’ if he could fire him
Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday said Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo Jr. would “be gone” if the governor had the power to fire him.
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Lamont orders long-term care facilities to get workers vaccinated or face fines
Workers at long-term care facilities must be vaccinated by Sept. 7 or their workplaces will face a $20,000 daily penalty.