Spending in Connecticut this fall has been nearly 30% above January 2020, but prices for food, shelter, clothing and gasoline are up as well.
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Charting CT: How does 2023 voter turnout compare to previous years?
Four of CT’s biggest cities had mayoral elections, but none of them had even a quarter of voters show up to the polls.
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Charting CT: Was CT’s first frost late this year? Here’s the data
As of the end of October, much of Connecticut had yet to see a hard frost. Data shows that’s not unusual — but are things changing?
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Charting CT: CT’s 183 haunted places — Here’s where people reported sightings
A website where people submit personal accounts of haunted places had 183 submissions from CT between 1994 and 2010. Here’s where they were.
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Charting CT: Black residents have higher mortality rates
Black residents’ mortality rates were more than double those of white residents for chronic kidney disease and COVID-19, a new report shows.
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Charting CT: 9 Nobel Prize winners were born in CT
Six of the CT-born laureates won the Nobel Prize in medicine, and the other three won for chemistry, physics and economic sciences.
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Charting CT: About half of CT Hispanics are Puerto Rican
Hispanics are the fastest growing group in Connecticut, and they account for over a third of the population in eight towns.
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Charting CT: One Dunkin’ for every 10 square miles in CT
Hartford and New Haven may have the most Dunkin’ locations of any CT city, but other towns have them beat in Dunkin’ shops per square mile.
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Charting CT: $175 million wagered on retail sports in two years
Since October 2021, about $174 million has been gambled on sports in Connecticut, a monthly average of about $7.6 million.
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Charting CT: Low turnout in municipal primaries, again
Hartford’s turnout was 14%, compared to about 25% in the 2019 primary. New Haven’s turnout was 23.69% compared to almost 33% in 2019.
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Charting CT: 15% of workers were represented by a union in 2022
Connecticut has embraced collective bargaining for years. It now ranks 9th in the nation in its share of workers represented by a union.
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Charting CT: Recreational weed sales are getting higher
Monthly sales of recreational marijuana have nearly doubled since it became available in January but still fall short of medical weed.
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Charting Connecticut: Big jump in calls to CT’s suicide hotline
The number of CT calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline increased by about 62% in one year, a change attributed to the shorter number.
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Charting Connecticut: Last winter was second-warmest since 1950s
People across Connecticut either celebrated or lamented the lack of snow last winter. But was it a one-time event or part of a longer trend?