A raid in Connecticut, in which ICE agents detained four men at a Southington car wash, brought nearly 100 advocates together in protest.
Apparent ICE raid at Southington car wash brings together nearly 100 advocates in protest
CT ranks 8th nationally in kids’ well-being in 2025
CT earned high marks in education and health in the 2025 Kids Count but not in its economic well-being and family and community data.
CT officials denounce Trump, defend right to protest
Connecticut’s leaders denounced President Trump’s military response to the civil unrest in Los Angeles days before the ‘No Kings’ protests.
With cheers for child care, Lamont begins soft reelection campaign
Lamont began his soft reelection campaign by trying to ably frame legislative wins and nimbly navigate concerns over the housing bill.
Former CT Mirror reporter Jessika Harkay wins Livingston Award
Harkay, CT Mirror’s former education reporter, won for her story about a Hartford public schools graduate who never learned to read or write.
A degree alone is not enough
A college degree alone is no longer a guarantee of career readiness. That’s why internships and career development need to be institutional priorities
Health centers to withdraw CT Medicaid rate petition after budget earmark
Community health centers will withdraw a petition to the state following an earmark in the CT budget to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates.
CT judge sets stern tone for Bridgeport absentee ballot cases
A judge nixed a Bridgeport campaign worker’s request to avoid a trial in an absentee ballot case, signaling that others won’t get off light.
Trump cuts endanger CT’s historic preservation
The work of CT’s Historic Preservation Office faces one the largest threats since historic preservation regulation began in the 1960s.
‘Antisemitism’ and the thought police
If you speak up on behalf of Palestinians in Gaza or elsewhere, you’re an antisemite. That’s it! Even if you’re a Jew.
Lamont seeking revisions to controversial housing bill
Gov. Ned Lamont is weighing whether to call CT lawmakers into special session to revise the housing bill before he must sign or veto it.
PODCAST: These CT crafters are knitting for a cause
CT Mirror’s Ginny Monk discusses her story about CT crafters completing projects for people who no longer can.

