Firearms in the home are a documented danger to children, a risk that’s compounded when kids are in an informal setting like a family daycare.
It’s time to ban guns in family childcare homes
Posted inCT Viewpoints
What happens next for CT’s kids is up to us
We urge lawmakers to pass SB 1542 and take this meaningful step toward a better future for Connecticut’s kids.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Preserving public elections by reforming SEEC
The key objective of SB1405 is to update and improve the efficiency of the Citizens Election Program, while maintaining its independence and oversight of public campaigns.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT lawmakers choose compromise over progress, killing meaningful legislation
Lawmakers’ culture of compromise and unlimited debate is killing necessary progress-– and CT residents are the ones suffering the costs.
Posted inEducation
CT House unanimously passes bill boosting support, oversight for special education
Bill increases regulation of private special education providers while adding funds for districts to develop their own in-house programs.
Posted inEvents
WATCH: Rep. Jahana Hayes IN THE ROOM
CT Mirror’s John Dankosky sat with Rep. Jahana Hayes on May 29, 2025, 6:00-7:00PM, at Newtown’s C.H. Booth Library.
Posted inPolitics
Jahana Hayes on Trump’s second term: ‘Everything seems urgent’
U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes said she has a new sense of urgency to speak out forcefully on issues she cares about, like nutrition and education.
Posted inHealth
CT House gives full passage to sprawling public health bill
The bill would codify current federal guidance for fluoride in drinking water and create accounts to be tapped if federal funding is cut.
Posted inEconomic Development
Felicia Rubinstein on founding HAYVN Coworking: ‘Exactly what I wish I had’
Rubinstein explored her origin story and desire to start a women-centered coworking space in the fourth installment of ‘This Could Work.’
Posted inPolitics
Consumer protections pass as pace slows in CT General Assembly
A bill addressing annoyances such as hidden fees, price gouging and hard-to-cancel subscriptions won final passage in the CT legislature.
Posted inHousing
CT mobile home protections bill stalls over rent caps sticking point
Lawmakers declined to vote on a bill that would strengthen mobile home owner protections over opposition to a rent caps proposal within it.
Posted inEvents
WATCH: This Could Work! with HAYVN Coworking May 28
CT Mirror State Policy Editor Erica E. Phillips sat with Felicia Rubinstein of HAYVN Coworking on May 28, 2025, at Stamford’s Ferguson Library, 6PM.
Posted inEducation
U.S. Dept. of Education launches Title IX probe of Cromwell Public Schools
Trump administration is probing policies allowing transgender students to play sports and use facilities aligned with their gender identity.
Posted inStudent Voice
PACT expansion would benefit everyone in the state
Having financial help from PACT allows students to focus on their studies and incentivizes them to stay and work in Connecticut.