Taxes in CT come from a variety of sources — mostly income tax and sales tax — and are spent on many things. Here’s a breakdown.

Anxiety and depression symptoms in CT have been at recent lows in 2024 after peaking between late October and early November 2020.

CT Mirror analyzed information from a U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee database to look at CT’s presence at past games and this year.

Only one in every 10 housing structures in Connecticut was built during or after 2000, the third lowest share in the country

Connecticut has seen a rise in spending on food and beverages since before the pandemic — but not to the same extent as many other states. 

CT had a higher incarceration rate than many countries as of 2022, but the ninth lowest rate among U.S. states, according to a recent report.

Transit ridership jumped to 3.3% of residents in 2022, but driving alone was the most popular way to get to work in all 169 towns.

Temperatures in CT hit the 90s during April of 2012, 2010, 2009, 2002, 1990 and 1976. Most years, though, it begins in May or June.

Sales of recreational marijuana in Connecticut have been growing consistently since it was legalized in January 2023.

Connecticut’s Black residents face higher rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity than white or Hispanic residents, data shows.

Over two dozen overdose deaths in CT since 2017 have involved synthetic opioids stronger than fentanyl, including elephant tranquilizers.

Bob, Irene and Sandy came close, but none were a direct hit in CT from a fully fledged hurricane. Predictions expect this year to be busy.

If history is any guide, this year’s male graduates will be making more money on average than female graduates just a few years from now.

Natural and working lands in CT removed a net 6.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from the atmosphere in 2021.