CT Mirror was awarded by the Association of Health Care Journalists for ‘Priced Out,’ an investigation into long-term care insurance rate hikes.
CT Mirror wins second national award for long-term care insurance reporting
Posted inPartner Content
CT housing construction reform falls behind neighboring states, data shows
A new land use data tracker, created by NYU’s Furman Center, determines how easy or difficult it is to construct housing in each state.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Why the arts belong at the center of healing
Investment in the arts is not only a cultural priority. It is a public health and economic strategy.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT’s AI tax targets the wrong signal
As CT lawmakers are asking a question more states will soon face: As AI changes work, what happens to workers whose jobs change or disappear?
Posted inCT Viewpoints
We’re asking for a ‘just cause’ eviction bill
It’s time to support S.B. 257, known as the Just Cause Eviction Protection bill.
Posted inEducation
CT homeschool bill passes House, heads to Senate
H.B. 5468, a controversial bill that would put some regulations on homeschooling, passed along party lines just before midnight on Thursday.
Posted inHealth
Lamont’s vaccine bill HB 5044 gets final passage in CT Senate
The proposal would expand the power of the CT public health commissioner to establish vaccine recommendations, among other measures.
Posted inPolitics
On second try, absentee voting bill glides to passage in CT House
The CT bill would repeal a law that now denies absentee ballots to those who don’t meet six specific conditions.
Posted inGovernment, Politics
CT Senate passes consumer data protection legislation
SB 4, wide-ranging legislation that establishes restrictions on how data brokers can use consumer information, passed the state Senate 31-4.
Posted inGovernment
Tong, CT lawmakers back bill allowing lawsuits over AI sexual images
AG William Tong and Judiciary Committee leaders want to grant residents the right to sue entities that circulate AI-generated sexual images.
Posted inHousing
CT eviction reform gets public nod of approval from Lamont
Gov. Ned Lamont has previously stayed out of the debate on the issue of eviction reform, which has come up the past few legislative sessions.
Posted inPartner Content
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as less-dangerous drug
In historic shift, acting AG Todd Blanche signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug.
Posted inJustice
CT nonprofits supporting victims of crime to see more funding cuts
The cuts are result of dwindling infusions into the Crime Victims Fund, which come from penalties and fines for federal criminal convictions.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Why CT students can’t wait any longer for SB 7
An increase in state education aid for Connecticut’s high-need school districts is long overdue.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT’s homeless students deserve better transportation
We know what happens when transportation fails. Nearly half of homeless students nationwide are chronically absent.