Lawmakers are weighing whether overtime earnings should continue to be factored in when calculating retirement pay for state employees.
Debate over CT pension calculations heats up
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Sports betting is on the rise in CT. Who is cashing in?
So far this year, both online betting and in-person ‘retail’ betting, as it’s known, have beat out last year’s wagers over the same period.
Posted inHuman Services
CT food banks fear consequences of federal funding cuts: ‘What do we do?’
Decisions by the Trump administration to cut federal funding have left CT food pantry leaders worried about their ability to provide meals.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Lawmakers pull back proposal to allow bear hunting in CT
A bill that would have required CT to establish a bear hunting season will no longer go so far.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
PFAS pollution challenges in CT
While deadlines for the use of PFAS are closing in, the PFAS Alternatives Act has not yet been made into enforceable legislation.
Posted inGovernment
From key position, Rep. Jim Himes presses officials on Yemen texts
Jim Himes questioned intel leaders over the leaked Signal chat as other CT reps called for the resignation of Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth.
Posted inMoney
CT loses $155M in federal aid for public health programs
The Trump administration nixed about $155M in grants that support infectious disease management, genetic screening of newborns and more.
Posted inPolitics
CT GOP wants an inspector general to probe ‘culture of corruption’ in government
Citing local news stories about alleged waste and fraud, Connecticut Republicans called for a new inspector general’s office to investigate state government.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont talks CT energy sources, age and Trump at ‘In the Room’
Gov. Ned Lamont spoke about energy prices, Medicaid, age in politics and his future plans at CT Mirror’s latest In the Room event.
Posted inHealth
CT legislators OK bill to restrict closures of labor and delivery units
The measure would require CT to deny permission to any hospital seeking to close labor and delivery if there isn’t an alternative within 25 miles.
Posted inPartner Content
Top CT election official pushes back on White House order on voter registration
Stephanie Thomas called an executive order seeking to require proof of citizenship to register to vote ‘unlawful and unconstitutional.’
Posted inPartner Content
CT women lawmakers raise awareness on gender pay gap in the state
March 25 marks how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year, and CT lawmakers are raising awareness.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
The EPA proposed 31 environmental rollbacks. What comes next?
Some experts see the reduction of funding and elimination of environmental enforcement at the EPA as the real goals of the rule rollbacks.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Federal funding is crucial for a prosperous CT capital region
As of February 2025, federal agencies have awarded $473.3 million for 76 state, local and other projects in CRCOG’s region.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Literacy rates of children in CT are declining
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, CT children’s literacy has decreased significantly, with only 64% of students reading at grade level in 2022, down from 70% in 2019.