RFK Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and chemicals, including some linked to autism.
RFK Jr. vowed to find the environmental causes of autism. Then he shut down research trying to do just that.
Posted inHealth
Murphy calls for CT ban on private equity ownership in health care
Ahead of a bankruptcy auction to sell Prospect Medical’s CT hospitals, Murphy called for CT to ban private equity ownership in health care.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Make America Healthy Again — but only if it’s clickbait
Slogans don’t save lives, but science-based policy does. If we care about making America healthy, we need to fund programs that work.
Posted inGovernment
CT delegation seeks millions in earmarks amid funding uncertainty
Dozens of CT cities and towns could get a boost for local projects. But they could get left out if Congress passes a short-term funding bill.
Posted inPartner Content
Denied care at YNHH, a trans girl’s family looks out of CT
After local care for their trans daughter disappeared, one family is bracing for a new routine: A three-hour drive from Bethel to Boston.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
The importance of Social Security to a secure retirement
Unless Congress acts, Social Security will not have enough money to make its full payments beginning in 2033.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT has made progress on homelessness prevention. Now we must keep going
We need more housing, more support for people reentering society, stronger protections for tenants, and a deeper understanding that our well-being is bound together.
Posted inPolitics
Emails: Lamont sought counsel as HB 5002 housing bill opposition erupted
CT Gov. Ned Lamont involved his wife, a former state senator and others in discussions over how to respond to opposition to HB 5002.
Posted inPolitics
CT Rep. Corey Paris threatened after ICE reposts call to file charges
The @LibsofTikTok X account called for a CT legislator to be charged for ‘helping illegals evade arrest.’ The official ICE account reposted it.
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: How easy is E-ZPass? For one CT couple, not very
WSHU and CT Mirror’s Mark Pazniokas discussed his article about tolls mistakenly billed to a retired couple, rather than a state lawmaker.
Posted inGovernment
CT gets $53M in farm disaster funds; applications could open in fall
CT was awarded $53 million of a federal block grant to help small and midsized farmers recoup weather-related losses from 2023 and 2024.
Posted inPartner Content
CT joins 20 states, DC suing DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds
AGs from 20 states asked a judge to block DOJ conditions that would cut victim funding if states don’t comply with immigration enforcement.
Posted inPolitics
Postscript to a pardon: The Rowland file is not public
Former CT Gov. John G. Rowland’s pardon application will not be released to the public, consistent with longstanding policy.
Posted inPartner Content
At 4th fest, New Haven’s Black Wall Street keeps growing
On the New Haven Green during the Black Wall Street festival, a staple of late summer in the city, there was the sense of a need being met.
Posted inCT Mirror Explains
What to know about the CT Alert emergency notification system
CT Alert allows towns to reach residents who have signed up with information related to evacuations, safety measures or general alerts.