Those taken by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement included the parents of children who were in school at the time of the raid.
ICE raid targets eight at Hamden car wash, officials say
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What’s so scary about CT housing reform?
What is scarier? A shopping plaza being modified to include townhomes or watching your children move away because a home in town is unaffordable?
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Report: Summer heat a threat to health at CT prisons
The report found high indoor temperatures is risking the health of incarcerated individuals and may violate their constitutional rights.
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CT finalizing plan to blunt funding cuts amid government shutdown
CT legislators are planning a Nov. 12-13 special session to OK using up to $500 million to blunt federal cutbacks to human service programs.
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Thousands expected across CT for ‘No Kings’ protests Saturday
The rallies are part of a nationwide movement meant to show mass opposition to what protest leaders call Trump’s ‘authoritarian power grabs.’
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Democratic governors form a public health alliance
Gov. Ned Lamont is one of 14 governors who intend to share public health information, partly as a rebuke of the Trump administration.
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Afghan interpreter released on bond after ICE detention
Zia, who once worked with U.S. Armed Forces and came to the country through legal means, was detained in July after a routine appointment.
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Connecticut DCF launches review after remains of 12-year-old found in New Britain
Questions about DCF’s contact emerged after New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart said the agency had been involved with the girl’s family.
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Hartford: Community Listening Session
The Connecticut Mirror is hosting a community listening session in Hartford — a space where neighbors can come together to talk about how we receive, trust the news, and the issues shaping daily life in our city.
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Belonging is the battlefield: pass HB 5002.
This is where policy meets bad faith and the result is stalling and stagnation. We don’t lack ideas. We lack moral clarity and resolve.
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CT could bond $390M for UConn Health, including Waterbury Hospital purchase
The $390 million in funding would cover the $13 million acquisition of Waterbury Hospital from Prospect Medical Holdings.
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Witness testifies he gave Kosta Diamantis thousands in cash
Sal Monarca testified that he handed over cash bribes to Kosta Diamantis at a Dunkin’ Donuts and in the Capital Grille’s bathroom.
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Judge: Lamont does not have to testify in Kosta Diamantis trial
A federal judge nixed a plan for Gov. Ned Lamont to testify in the Kosta Diamantis trial, saying his testimony wouldn’t be relevant.
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Correction ombuds asks DOC to suspend contract for Inmate Legal Aid Program
DeVaughn Ward wrote a letter to DOC seeking the immediate suspension its contract with Bansley Law, the firm hired to administer the program.
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Darien outlines plans to boost affordable housing
The town is trying to set an example for surrounding Fairfield County communities on ways to increase affordable housing stock responsibly.