House Republicans called for the maximum property tax credit to grow to $650, which would cost CT an estimated $275 million per year.
CT House Republicans say a one-time tax rebate is not enough
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: Immigrants gain citizenship in CT amid national ICE crackdown
WSHU and CT Mirror’s Laura Tillman discussed the naturalization process in a time where immigration has become a complex topic in America.
Posted inHealth
What to know about Lamont’s plan to expand CT vaccine authority
Gov. Ned Lamont said the bill would expand CT’s authority over vaccine policy amid “mixed messages” at the federal level.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Why Danbury’s homeless deserve more help
As one of the country’s wealthiest states, Connecticut should do all it can to keep people from living in the streets.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT should act to limit NDAs that silence victims
NDAs have notoriously been used by the rich and powerful to silence their victims into submission: Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Vince McMahon.
Posted inImmigration
Citizenship ceremonies in CT imbued with mixed emotions amid ICE crackdown
For many, going through naturalization now brings with it guilt and concern for foreign-born residents who have been shut out of the process.
Posted inTalking Transportation
Will higher gas prices help mass transit?
In 2008, CT commuters did the math and decided the train beat sitting on I-95 burning $4 gas.
But these days gasoline is not the main cost of driving.
Posted inGovernment
No Kings rallies in CT draw thousands, old and young, in protest
CT state officials decried Trump initiatives such as the SAVE America Act and the war in Iran at the No Kings rally in Hartford.
Posted inHartford
Hartford’s mayor fired the cop who killed a man. Residents demand more.
The Hartford mayor’s office held a town hall just hours after announcing the police officer who had killed Steven ‘Stevie’ Jones was fired.
Posted inPartner Content
Henry Lee, former CT state police commissioner, dead at 87
Forensic scientist Henry Lee, known for helping to bring modern crime scene work in the spotlight, has died at 87.
Posted inBriefs
Ganim reelection, DECD study, nursing home spending: CT politics news
Plus: The House OKs two PURA nominees, a new Department of Children and Families head gains committee approval and overdoses decline.
Posted inPartner Content
Trump signs executive action to pay TSA after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
President Trump signed a promised executive action to pay Transportation Security Administration employees, after a deal stalled in Congress.
Posted inEducation
School crisis drills in CT get rules and standards with new law
School crisis drills until now have been developed and implemented on a district-by-district basis with few explicit guidelines in CT law.
Posted inMoney
As most states’ reserves have dwindled, CT’s safety net has grown
Connecticut has bucked a national trend, building unprecedented safeguards against a recession and federal budget cuts, a new report says.