Autism is not ruining people, but other people who do not understand our struggles have ruined many autistic people’s lives.
Connecticut is failing people with autism
Posted inJustice
Rep. Maryam Khan assaulted after Muslim service in Hartford
Rep. Maryam Khan was assaulted Wednesday while leaving a Muslim prayer service at the XL Center in downtown Hartford. One man was arrested.
Posted inPolitics
Connecticut reacts to the death of Lowell Weicker
Connecticut politicians have Lowell Weicker stories, whether they were his contemporaries or younger. Here are some of their memories.
Posted inPolitics
Lowell Weicker, Connecticut governor and U.S. senator, dies at 92
Lowell P. Weicker Jr. served three terms as Connecticut’s last Republican senator, then passed the income tax as a third-party governor.
Posted inGovernment
CT political leaders cheer start of state baby bonds program
CT’s most prominent politicians gathered to celebrate the new baby bonds program, which nearly became the victim of political infighting.
Posted inJustice
Report: State troopers may have falsified at least 25K tickets
The false traffic stop records potentially skewed the numbers to reflect more infractions for white drivers and less for Black and Hispanic motorists.
Posted inPartner Content
Nature cam in Litchfield hopes to put focus on CT’s dwindling bat populations
A project at the White Memorial Conservation Center will use cameras to collect data on the big brown bat, and the public can help.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT could get millions of dollars for military projects in federal bills
The Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Electric Boat, Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky would benefit from a federal spending bill.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Tenaya Taylor, social justice advocate, musician
Tenaya Taylor is the executive director of Nonprofit Accountability Group in Hartford.
CT Viewpoints
Landlords hold the key to reducing housing inequity
The state should promote more participation in the Housing Choice Voucher program.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: Summer jobs
Erica E. Phillips writes about leisure and hospitality in CT as the state’s arts and culture sector gears up for the summer season.
Posted inData
In which CT industries is wage theft the most common?
The most impacted industry is the restaurant industry, where employers were ordered to pay more than $3 million since 2012, affecting almost 2,000 employees.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT to receive $144 million as part of push for high-speed internet
The plan is to ensure, for the first time, that every home and business in CT has access to a reliable, high-speed internet connection.
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: Some CT workers are getting ripped off by their employers. Why isn’t the state doing more about it?
WSHU spoke with CT Mirror’s José Luis Martínez to discuss his article about the prevalence of wage theft in Connecticut.
Posted inPartner Content
Nearly $40K slated to preserve severed tail of West Hartford’s Conny the Whale
Money from CT’s Department of Economic and Community Development will be used to relocate the tail to Trout Brook Greenway in West Hartford.