The reality I’ve learned, especially when working with fellow survivors, is there is no timeline for trauma.
Why teachers need a seat at the table on school safety
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Child welfare starts with prevention, not damage control
The state’s child protective system –and others throughout the U.S.– is profoundly strained.
Posted inMoney, Politics
Fazio offers plan to ease CT’s property tax burdens
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio offered a blueprint Wednesday to reduce CT’s over-reliance on the municipal property tax.
Posted inPolitics
Democrat arrested, accused of forgery in 2024 primary effort
A CT minister was charged with forgery and perjury in relation to a failed effort in 2024 to petition for a Democratic primary in Middletown.
Posted inEducation
CT special education advocates slam Trump Ed Dept. moves: an ‘assassination attempt’
Sec. Linda McMahon said shifting IDEA, Section 504 enforcement to other depts. would protect special education. CT advocates disagree.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Partner Content
Trump admin. to buy back another energy company’s offshore wind leases
Trump administration is buying back offshore wind leases from Invenergy for four more wind projects, bring total spent on buybacks to $2.6B.
Posted inEducation
Vernon unveils 50-year-old treasures buried during nation’s bicentennial
In 1976, students at Vernon’s Northeast School buried a time capsule that was unearthed this month. Notes, photos and more were on display.
Posted inCT Mirror Explains
What to know about the allegations against former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart
After Erin Stewart’s tenure as New Britain mayor ended, investigations revealed alleged misspending of city funds. Here’s what to know.
Posted inHealth
About 110,000 poor CT adults could lose Medicaid coverage
CT officials are scrambling to avert a swell in uninsured patients forced to seek care through hospital emergency departments.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
10% affordable housing — almost
Even a willing town and a committed developer can’t build a single affordable unit without help to finance it. That’s where the state comes in.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Joy alone won’t protect the LGBTQ+ community
Across the country, LGBTQ+ people, especially transgender people, have become the targets of an unprecedented wave of political attacks.
Posted inPolitics
Larson’s first TV ad attacks Bronin, calls fight ideological
Rep. John Larson’s first television ad hits his challenger Luke Bronin as backed by ‘tech billionaires, crypto bros, AI execs, data centers.’
Posted inGovernment
‘I don’t know if it exists’: Murphy casts doubt on Iran war deal
Trump signed a preliminary deal that would end a nearly four-month war with Iran. But lawmakers haven’t seen the details or been briefed.
Posted inAnnouncements
Sarah Gordon joins CT Mirror as photojournalist
Gordon, a longtime newspaper photographer, will work alongside CT Mirror’s reporters to develop stories and make images.
Posted inPartner Content
Special ed to be shifted out of Trump’s shrinking Education Dept. to HHS
The US Department of Education announced efforts to outsource its special education programs and civil rights enforcement to other agencies.
