Because of lax homeschool laws, abusive caregivers can isolate and abuse children, all under the facade of “homeschooling.”
CT homeschool abuse case not an isolated incident
Posted inCommunity Editorial Board
Are we bad at active listening?
When we program our brains to react defensively to ideas we disagree with, we miss an opportunity to truly connect with another human being.
Posted inHousing
‘Work Live Ride’ is back on the legislature’s docket. Here’s what to know
The controversial bill aimed at creating more housing and development near public transportation stops is before the General Assembly again.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Abortion providers need appreciation, protection, support
CT’s shield law does not explicitly protect telehealth providers—leaving doctors who may want to help out-of-state patients unable to do so.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Pair of CT bills trample privacy, can spawn litigation
One bill opens the door for endless litigation under the guise of environmental rights. The other infringes on homeowners’ privacy.
Posted inHealth
People call GLP-1s life-changing. CT says it can’t afford them.
Weight loss drugs have surged in popularity. But Gov. Ned Lamont wants CT’s Medicaid program to discontinue covering them for obesity.
Posted inTalking Transportation
CT’s Real ID deadline is looming
Quick. Look at your Connecticut driver’s license! If you don’t see a gold star in the upper right corner, you’ll soon be unable to use that as ID to fly.
Posted inPolitics
This week at the Capitol: March 17-21, 2025
A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week’s happenings at the Connecticut General Assembly.
Posted inGovernment
Retaliatory inspection of cannabis cultivator? DCP apologizes.
One day after a cannabis cultivator criticized CT’s recreational marijuana testing protocols, the Department of Consumer Protection inspected the business.
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.