In the late 1800s, celebrated author Mark Twain called Hartford, CT his home. The Mark Twain House and Museum now commemorates this period with a new exhibition and walking tour.
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Posted inTalking Transportation
Congestion pricing comments inspire reader blowback
Last week’s column about New York City’s congestion pricing experiment seems to have struck a nerve.
Posted inPolitics
This week at the Capitol: Jan. 6-10
A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week at the Connecticut General Assembly.
Posted inHousing
CT lawmakers file legislation to clarify mobile home sale law
The bill aims to address a loophole in a law regarding mobile home park resident associations and offer additional protections to residents.
Posted inPolitics
Perillo to seek open Senate seat in special election
Rep. Jason Perillo said he will seek the nomination to succeed Sen. Kevin Kelly, and at least two Democrats are expected to run for a House seat.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Lamont intent on preserving his limited options on energy
The governor’s position on energy places him between the competing camps of clean and cost.
Posted inHousing
CT homeless service providers want $33.5 million in state budget
More than 5,000 people are experiencing homelessness in CT. Shelters say they need the state to help.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Environmental bills lead start of CT legislative session
CT lawmakers filed hundreds of bills in the first 24 hours. So far, the Environment Committee is fielding the largest number of proposals.
Posted inEducation
CT Attorney General announces preliminary settlement with Stone Academy students
The agreement resolves several separate legal proceedings, including a case former students filed against CT officials
Posted inJustice
CT needs to find new inspector general to investigate police shootings
The state announced Friday that Robert Devlin, who has served in that post since 2021, intends to retire in July from the high-profile job.
Posted inEspañol
El DMV y los principales legisladores de Connecticut prometen revisar las leyes de remolque
Los planes para reformar las leyes de remolque en la sesión legislativa de este año siguen a una investigación de The Connecticut Mirror y ProPublica que descubrió que los remolcadores pueden vender los autos tan solo 15 días después de recogerlos.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
Homegrown: Fifty years of hip-hop culture in CT
Hip-hop originated in the South Bronx in 1973 but quickly made its way up the Metro-North Railroad to Connecticut.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
If the guardrails are unconstitutional, then what?
Connecticut does not need to choose between respecting its Constitution and enacting fiscally responsible budgets. It can and should do both.
Posted inStudent Voice
How the Woodbury region can prevent future severe flood damage
Over 20 of 100 Woodbury culverts were classified as “severe barriers,” which means aquatic life cannot get through, usually meaning there is limited to no water getting through.
Posted inHealth
CT officials respond to threat of Prospect Medical Holdings bankruptcy
It’s unclear what bankruptcy could mean for Prospect’s long-delayed deal to sell three CT hospitals to Yale New Haven Health.