Home values in CT metro areas ranged from $320,000 to about $567,000 last year, an increase of about 7%, compared to 2.4% nationwide.
Connecticut is ranked 4th in housing price index
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CT set to pay $37.6 million for wrongful convictions of 8 men
A review by the CT Mirror found that the new round of compensation will bring the state’s total wrongful-conviction awards to $128.9 million.
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From Congo to CT, a crisis —and hope
For one of us in Connecticut, the violence, trauma, and fear in eastern Congo are deeply personal.
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CT can’t afford to ignore our child care crisis
Through a modest charge on businesses, Connecticut could generate the dedicated revenue needed to fully fund child care for our workforce.
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Dear Gen-Z: Your community needs you
American politics isn’t sustainable; it turns good people away from getting involved and keeps everyone complacent with a broken system. So I’m asking you to turn your attention elsewhere.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Lamont wants to keep CT’s top utilities regulator. Lawmakers may have other ideas
Questions surround Gillett nomination after Eversource and UI lawsuit, Hartford Courant story, and lawmakers seeking PURA appointments
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Linda McMahon asked if she’d dismantle Department of Education
Greenwich’s Linda McMahon, the nominee for secretary of education, said she would ‘reorient the department’ at her confirmation hearing.
Posted inHealth
CT community health centers navigating uncertainty, funding delays
In CT, community health centers have been able to keep the lights on and generally keep up services amid the fallout from the funding freeze.
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We’re in a civil rights emergency. CT must answer the call
Connecticut must have the power to act quickly when President Trump’s federal threats materialize.
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WATCH: CT Mirror’s 2025 Big Budget Review
CT Mirror State Budget Reporter Keith Phaneuf spoke with host John Dankosky about Governor Lamont’s budget proposal for the next two years.
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CT’s 211 hotline under strain amid housing crisis
United Way of Connecticut is asking the legislature for $500,000 to support the housing hotline, which CEO Lisa Tepper Bates said is ‘fielding more calls than ever.’
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT state fleet was supposed to be 50% electric by 2026. It’s nowhere close
In 2022, lawmakers set a goal to transition half of CT’s cars and light-duty trucks to battery-electric engines. Progress has been slow.
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CT needs Gillett as PURA Chair
Thanks to Gillett’s leadership, Connecticut is a national leader in forward-looking utility regulation through ground-breaking initiatives that have lowered energy costs for Connecticut residents.
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A homelessness crisis of our own making
CT communities are in a massive economic crisis. What will the elected officials decide to do about it this legislative session?
Posted inTransportation
Lamont budget calls for CT to ramp up transportation projects
Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget would keep CT on pace to dramatically accelerate the rebuilding of its aging highways, bridges and rail lines.