The number of young people in Connecticut with at least two mental health diagnoses was up 24% from 2018 to 2022, a study found.
CT, like rest of nation, sees increase in youth mental health diagnoses
Posted inMoney
Revenue boom has CT officials rethinking budget timetable
If CT lawmakers had known earlier about projected big budget numbers, they might have done things differently in this short session.
Posted inStudent Voice
We must talk to CT’s very young kids about mental health
Children who are going into kindergarten may already need mental health support. It’s time for Connecticut to fund that effort properly.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Kids shouldn’t have to worry about their next meal. Here are ways we can help.
Accessing food and worrying about their next meal should not keep children from reaching their fullest potential.
Posted inPolitics
After Eversource threat, Lamont backs PURA chair for another term
Hours after Eversource’s president said it would cut funding for capital projects, the governor reappointed Marissa Gillett to a 4-year term.
Posted inPartner Content
I-95 fire in Norwalk closes highway for days, CT governor says
The I-95 fire, caused by a gasoline tanker truck crash, will keep the highway closed for days in CT. It could reopen by Monday.
Posted inPolitics
CT lawmakers extend paid leave benefits to employees of tribes
The bill would bill expand statewide paid leave to employees of CT’s federally recognized tribes and to sexual assault victims.
Posted inEducation
CT bills on teacher certification, mandated reporting pass House
The bills aim to make becoming a teacher easier, examine how unfunded education mandates affect towns and shift mandated reporter laws.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Eversource escalates CT fight, saying it will cut investments
The remarks were interpreted as another nudge for Gov. Ned Lamont to fire Marissa Gillett, chair of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
Posted inPolitics
CT bill tracker: Legislation we’re following this session
CT Mirror’s 2024 legislation tracker is a tool to help you track certain bills as they work their way through the legislative process.
Posted inEspañol
¿Qué proyectos de ley de 2024 debería seguir la Generación Z en CT?
Aquí hay cinco proyectos de ley a los que los adultos jóvenes de la Generación Z de Connecticut deberían prestar atención.
Posted inPartner Content
States rethink data centers as ‘electricity hogs’ strain the grid
Lawmakers in several states, including CT, are rethinking data centers as they consider how to cope with the growing electricity demand.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Connecticut’s group homes for people with disabilities deserve more funding
Over the past 15 years, direct support professionals at community nonprofits across CT have received just one meaningful wage increase.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CCSU must recognize non-believers in its DEI initiatives
I hope CCSU will acknowledge nonbelievers on campus with a suitable message just like they have for those who are part of Abrahamic religions.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
As young people, we urge CT to stop Enbridge’s newest fracked gas project
The expansion would allow the pipeline to carry more fracked gas through CT, emitting more greenhouse gasses and accelerating climate change.