Slashing the federal defense budget in half would deal a huge economic blow to Connecticut.
Will Trump send Connecticut into a recession?
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT has failed at utility regulation
It was a long series of bad decisions by PURA, protracted over decades, that led to Connecticut’s evolution of runaway costs.
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Why CT must tackle the PBM problem
If Connecticut is serious about addressing healthcare affordability, lawmakers must take action to rein in PBM practices.
Posted inImmigration
Refugee resettlement in CT at risk as executive orders upend IRIS
IRIS and other refugee resettlement groups in CT are struggling amid the loss of funds and suspension of refugees entering the country.
Posted inTalking Transportation
CT transportation: the good, the bad and the impractical
There are some good legislative developments in CT transportation, and some that should be left on the side of the road.
Posted inPolitics
This week at the Capitol: Feb. 10-14, 2025
A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week’s happenings at the Connecticut General Assembly.
Posted inJustice
CT legislators horrified by account of incarcerated person’s homicide
The first public dissection of Robby Talbot’s death came Friday in a hearing on whether to accept a $3.75M settlement of a federal lawsuit.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Connecticut is ranked 4th in housing price index
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.
Posted inJustice
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.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
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
Posted inGovernment
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.