The incarcerated testified on a bill that would reduce the use of solitary confinement and establish independent oversight of the DOC.
BEST OF 2022: In their own words: Prisoners testify on solitary confinement bill
Posted inMoney
BEST OF 2022: Billions collected, millions returned: How Connecticut and its politicians kept unclaimed money from the public
Amounts under $50 weren’t visible on Connecticut’s unclaimed property website — but they added up to more than $40 million.
Posted inHealth
BEST OF 2022: As hospital systems grow in Connecticut, rural patients lose services
In CT, rural hospitals have shut down intensive care and labor-and-delivery services as their health systems have consolidated operations.
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How well do you know CT policy and politics? Take our 2022 news quiz!
Test your knowledge of this year’s Connecticut politics and public policy news with CT Mirror’s 14-question quiz.
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Unions are more necessary than ever
Labor unions are needed now more than ever.
Posted inMoney
BEST OF 2022: Connecticut’s government was once broke. Is it now holding too much cash?
After two years of a pandemic that battered educational and health care, businesses and households, should CT be spending more to help?
Posted inEconomic Development
BEST OF 2022: Manufacturing jobs are available in CT, but young people need to fill them
Lawmakers are making an effort to revive manufacturing after a half-century in decline. But they need a next-generation workforce.
Posted inPhotos
In CT, this Afghan refugee family is making a home away from war
The CT Mirror photographed and interviewed an Afghan family over nine months as they resettled in the United States. See their journey here.
Posted inHealth, Transportation
BEST OF 2022: Connecticut’s roads are deadlier than ever. Figuring out why is complicated.
Since the start of the pandemic, the number of people dying in traffic crashes in Connecticut has surged and shows no signs of slowing.
Posted inTalking Transportation
The man who shaped New York’s transportation landscape
Today’s transportation planners need to understand the achievements — and failures — of Robert Moses.
Posted inMoney
CT offers an extra $430 per needy family in winter energy assistance
Advocates are still unsure the $20 million boost in federal funding will meet the state’s heating needs, given high energy costs.
Posted inGovernment
CT to secure $236 million windfall from federal spending bill
Communities across Connecticut will receive funding, formerly known as earmarks, for infrastructure, housing, education and more.
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Governors’ TikTok bans make sense, cybersecurity experts say
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified at a congressional hearing that his agency is “extremely concerned” about TikTok’s operations in the United States.
Posted inGovernment
Lawmakers outline health policy priorities for upcoming session
Pressure is mounting on legislators to tackle the escalating cost of health care, to expand access to care and more in the upcoming session.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
An ornament to weaponize Christmas
To mark the birth of Jesus, a.k.a. The Prince of Peace, Connecticut’s official Christmas ornament is a miniature Sikorsky helicopter — an instrument of war.