One day after a cannabis cultivator criticized CT’s recreational marijuana testing protocols, the Department of Consumer Protection inspected the business.
Retaliatory inspection of cannabis cultivator? DCP apologizes.
Posted inPolitics
After Bridgeport voter fraud arrests, CT weighs election changes
The bills under consideration would increase Connecticut’s oversight of local election officials and set new rules regarding absentee balloting and curbside voting.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT Democrats fear debate
The greatest threat to our system of representation in Connecticut is not Republicans asking tough questions, it’s Democrats being too afraid to answer them.
Posted inEvents
WATCH: This Could Work! with Athletic Brewing
CT Mirror State Policy Editor Erica E. Phillips sat with Bill Shufelt and John Walker of Milford’s Athletic Brewing Company on March 19, 2025, at Stamford’s Ferguson Library.
Posted inGovernment
Bigger Social Security checks coming to thousands in CT
Some public service retirees in Connecticut will receive retroactive payments by the end of March, and a boost to monthly checks will start in April.
Posted inEducation
In CT, a clash over proposed change to special education transition services
The bill would shorten the time CT students spend in transitional education programs, which prepare them for life outside of the classroom.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
The soundbite ‘utilities vs. customers’ is misleading, unhelpful
In the legislative drama over the governor’s choice of PURA leadership, policymakers and some media have allowed themselves to get swept up in an unhelpful “us vs. them” rhetoric.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Utilities’ web of misdirection unraveled by court ruling
A recent court decision affirms what many of us have been saying for years: utilities manipulate the narrative to protect their bottom line.
Posted inEconomic Development
Athletic Brewing founders talk nonalcoholic beer, CT origin story
Bill Shufelt and John Walker, co-founders of Milford-based Athletic Brewing Company, joined CT Mirror for ‘This Could Work.’
Posted inEducation
CT leaders respond to Trump order dismantling federal Education Dept.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon called the action ‘history making.’ But CT officials said it was ‘reckless’ and ‘kids will pay the price.’
Posted inPolitics
Trump adds spice to Connecticut’s annual debate over labor bills
The Labor and Public Employees Committee approved bills that expose a chasm between Democrats and Republicans over labor issues.
Posted inEspañol
Qué saber sobre la ley que regula las interacciones con el ICE
La Legislatura de CT está dividida sobre qué hacer con la Ley de Confianza que regula cómo la policía interactua con los agentes del ICE.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Sen. Murphy: Here’s how to forge a new political center
If the Democrats seek to develop an adequate response to MAGA, they must meet Americans where they are and forge discourse with the president and his movement.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
‘Start With Hello’ enlists teens to lead efforts to end gun violence
Anxiety and sadness over school shootings is common. But one CT nonprofit is helping students channel their feelings into prevention efforts.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Diverse majority opposes SB980
There were far more opponents to this bill than there were supporters.