Whatever your fantasies are about space-age travel by monorail, let me dispel your dreams with some facts.
A monorail — not the answer to CT’s transit needs
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What would Roger Sherman say?
The current federal administration is testing the limits of executive authority with orders that violate the most basic individual rights despite Connecticut’s own strong guarantees to equal protection and due process.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
We tracked over 100 bills during CT’s 2025 legislative session. Where’d they end up?
The Connecticut General Assembly wrapped up its 2025 legislative session on June 4, with a marathon of debates and votes on the floors of both chambers — and closed-door dealmaking as the final gavel neared. Connecticut Mirror reporters, who had followed dozens of bills from the concept phase and through committee votes, were keeping tabs […]
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Our nation’s descent into Social Darwinism
As I contemplate the passage of this bill, I am convinced that it is an alarming display of Social Darwinism — that only “the fittest” will survive.
Posted inGovernment
When could the ‘big beautiful bill’ cause CT tax relief, benefit cuts?
Many tax breaks and provisions will go into effect soon. But some cost-cutting measures, like Medicaid changes, will take a couple of years.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Officials say viral video is pushing ‘inaccurate’ claims about hydrilla spraying in CT
CT officials and advocates say the negative social media posts are misleading and harmful to a project that has taken years of planning.
Posted inPolitics
Hartford school board member to challenge Larson
Ruth Fortune, a mayoral appointee on the Hartford Board of Education, will be the first Democrat to challenge Larson’s U.S. House seat.
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CT officials voice concern as ‘big beautiful bill’ set to become law
Rep. Jahana Hayes argued provisions in the bill are ‘direct attacks on our youngest generation’ based on implications for education and SNAP.
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Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs and more
A Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income families and wipe out some after-school programming next year.
Posted inBriefs
Was Lyme disease first identified in Connecticut?
Lyme disease was first identified in 1975. In 2023, CT ranked among the top 10 states for reported Lyme disease cases nationally.
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A CT violence interruption group traded paperwork for an app. It’s been transformational
COMPASS, a CT violence interruption group, uses an app to respond to at-risk young people in real time. It’s been transformational.
Posted inTransportation
CT Rail, Metro-North fares set to rise by 10%
The DOT said the hike is needed to fill a gap between how much money the agency requested for rail services and what the CT budget included.
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CT gave permission to dump poison in the CT River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start injecting diquat dibromide, an herbicide banned in the European Union, into public rivers and lakes.
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Chronic homelessness –we are the problem
We judge the unhoused, we criticize, we don’t want to pay for them, and we don’t want them in our back yard, even if they have been our neighbor all along.
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CT’s fiscal guardrails are a tax on the public good
We should start calling the fiscal guardrails what they are: a regressive tax.