CT Mirror’s Dave Altimari discuss his story, written with Ginny Monk and Haru Coryne of ProPublica, about a decades-old towing law.
PODCAST: CT laws favor tow companies, hurt low-income drivers
Posted inPolitics
In public and private, time for Biden, Dodd to look back
Chris Dodd, the white-haired former senator from Connecticut, was in a wistful mood during a late afternoon chat Friday for many reasons, one being the 50th anniversary of the day he took his first oath as a member of Congress. Dodd spoke by phone from his law office a mile from the White House, a […]
Posted inAnnouncements
Robert DiGioia joins CT Mirror as first director of revenue
DiGioia will oversee event and marketing deliverables in addition to advertising and sponsorship sales in a newly-created role.
Posted inCommunity Editorial Board
Transit-oriented development can help Connecticut’s struggling branch lines
Towns on Metro-North’s branch lines seem determined to stifle new housing development, which in turn delays investment in the rail system.
Posted inGovernment
CT’s 2025 legislative session begins this week. Here’s what to expect
The Connecticut legislature will see a Democratic majority, debates over the state’s ‘fiscal guardrails,’ a new committee and more in 2025.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Threats are no way to win the CT energy rate war
While utility companies claim they want collaboration, their actions of late tell a different story.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
The CT Constitution’s text does not authorize the guardrails
Is there any provision in the state constitution that either explicitly or by implication authorizes the General Assembly to enact the guardrails? No,
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT legislators should reconsider rules on earned wage access
CT’s new rules on Earned Wage Access (EWA) are forcing many EWA providers to stop offering services, and causing devastating effects on workers’ wellbeing.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Are CT’s budget guardrails constitutional?
Our constitution empowers our elected representatives to assume an active lawmaking role rather than to acquiesce to the passive role imposed by the Guardrails.
Posted inInvestigations
Gone in 15 days: How the Connecticut DMV allows tow companies to sell people’s cars
The sales have particularly affected low-income people, who have lost jobs after they were unable to get their cars back.
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¿Han remolcado su vehículo en Connecticut? Comparta su historia y ayúdenos a investigar.
The Connecticut Mirror y ProPublica, un medio noticioso nacional, necesitan su ayuda para investigar las prácticas de las compañías de grúas de Connecticut.
Posted inInvestigations
Has your car been towed in Connecticut? Share your story and help us investigate.
The Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica need your help to investigate towing practices in CT. We’d like to hear from you if your car was towed.
Posted inTalking Transportation
How about congestion pricing in CT?
If thistolling plan proves successful in Manhattan, let’s try it on our interstates. We all know that I-95 is at saturation.
Posted inHousing
New Haven to host national YIMBYtown conference in September
The gathering, which expects more than 500 attendees, solidifies CT advocates as leaders in the national conversation around housing reform.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
In 2024, most bills that passed in CT got bipartisan support
Most of the 175 bills the General Assembly passed received bipartisan support. Here’s a look at each member’s number of ‘yes’ and no’ votes.