Gov. Ned Lamont has turned to repairing relationships frayed by his vetoes of priorities of Democrats and party legislative leaders.
After vetoes on housing and labor, Lamont tries to make amends
Posted inGovernment
Himes introduces resolution despite murky situation in Middle East
Amid a shaky ceasefire in the Middle East and the delay of intel briefings, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes is moving ahead with a war powers resolution.
Posted inJustice
Family of man with ALS who died within 24 hours of incarceration sues DOC
Disability Rights CT investigated Robert Bracey’s death and alleged in a report in April that DOC staff ignored his ALS-driven dietary needs.
Posted inPartner Content
Two more New Haven schools to go solar
Two New Haven schools will soon be partly powered by solar panels. They join a growing list of schools in the district that are embracing renewable energy.
Posted inStudent Voice
Voter suppression in the name of a pre-existing law
Laws restricting non-citizens from voting already exist, posing the question of what the goal of the SAVE Act truly is?
Posted inAnnouncements
CT Mirror welcomes 4 summer interns
This summer, CT Mirror is hosting interns in four different areas: news reporting, data reporting, photojournalism and audience engagement.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT loses $20M as Trump cuts digital equity programs
CT libraries lost out after the federal government changed programs that sought to close inequities in internet access and digital know-how.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
HB 5002’s veto: CT’s act of self-sabotage
This veto is a bad omen. HB 5002 offered Connecticut a path out of its housing crisis, which will now assuredly worsen.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
The shameful scolding of Israel and Trump for preventing nuclear holocaust
By eliminating Iran’s nuclear program now, Israel and America prevented the imminent launch of a nuclear arms race across the Islamic world.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT HB 5002: So many things wrong
There are so many things wrong with this 92-page bill that it is a daunting challenge to even find a place to start.
Posted inGovernment
Himes and CT delegation wait for answers on Iran bombing
Himes is expected to introduce a war powers resolution to block U.S. involvement in the conflict between Iran and Israel.
Posted inPolitics
It wasn’t the plan, but Lamont endorsed Cuomo
Gov. Ned Lamont made an unplanned endorsement of Andrew Cuomo for mayor of New York on Monday, saying he’d rank Cuomo first on a ballot.
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: What federal endangered species program changes mean for CT animals
CT Mirror’s Jan Ellen Spiegel discusses her story about how federal changes to the endangered species program will affect CT animals.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont vetoes H.B. 5002 housing bill, sets local ‘buy-in’ as priority
Gov. Ned Lamont sided with suburban towns and Republican legislators who had urged him to nix H.B. 5002 as an intrusion into local zoning.