A federal judge in Massachusetts struck down the Trump administration’s $100,000 visa fee, finding the policy is an unlawful tax.
Trump’s $100K visa fee for highly skilled foreign workers struck down
Posted inHealth
Kids Count conveys mixed picture of how children fare in CT
Connecticut moved up in a national ranking that rates how well children are doing state-to-state, despite lower scores in some categories.
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: CT leans into student robotics to bolster STEM workforce
WSHU and P.R. Lockhart discussed CT Mirror’s story about Connecticut’s investment in youth robotics competition and the future STEM workforce.
Posted inCT Mirror Explains
CT’s new training rules for homemaker companion workers: What to know
Gov. Ned Lamont signed a law requiring new training for workers at homemaker companion agencies in CT. Here’s what to know.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Erin Stewart and the sound of trust breaking
Erin Stewart’s collapse should not be celebrated as a partisan win. It should be studied as a civic failure.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
I fought unfair elections in the Middle East. Then I found them in CT
If you are under 54 and live in CT’s 3rd Congressional District you have never had a meaningful choice for your representative in a Democratic primary.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Medically complex children wait a lifetime on a waitlist
CT is the only state with a cap on the number of qualified individuals accepted into the Katie Beckett waiver program.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
Amid manufacturing workforce woes, CT bets on youth robotics
Since 2024, the state has invested more than $6M into robotics initiatives in the hopes of creating a new generation of STEM workers.
Branded Storytelling
Affordable Financing Helps Connecticut Nonprofits Build Stronger Communities
Affordable financing is helping Connecticut nonprofits expand services, modernize facilities, and strengthen communities without diverting resources from those they serve.
Posted inTalking Transportation
We built transportation’s future, then got stuck in traffic
Let’s give Connecticut some credit. For almost 400 years, our small state has punched above its weight in the realm of transportation innovation.
Posted inBriefs
Surveillance, immigration and greyfields: CT politics news
Plus: Qualifying candidates, an invasive species lab, Connecticut’s AI legislation and a roundup of other bill signings.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes to step down after eight years
CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes will step down after nearly eight years leading the agency.
Posted inJustice
Joseph Magnano, former Hartford police officer, arraigned
Joseph Magnano, who shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis, made his first court appearance Friday on a manslaughter charge.
