After a landmark year for Connecticut mental health reform, families still report widespread insurance and access barriers. New data highlights the urgent need for parity enforcement and stronger networks.
<span class="hide-for-newsletter">PAID POST:</span> 2025 Marked Real Mental Health Progress in Connecticut. But Access Gaps Are Still Widening.
Posted inTalking Transportation
Summer fruit in January — nature assisted by fossil fuels
The next time you’re standing in the produce aisle, marveling at strawberries that taste like July, remember you’re not just buying fruit.
Posted inImmigration
CT residents join ‘ICE Out for Good’ protests after fatal shooting of Renee Good
Hundreds of people turned out to protest around CT on Saturday for the ICE Out for Good Weekend of Action.
Posted inEvents
WATCH: Three 2026 Legislative Session Preview Events
Host John Dankosky will host a three-part series discussing Connecticut’s 2026 legislative session.
Posted inPartner Content
Judge blocks HHS from purging DEI-related terms from Head Start grant applications
A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump administration efforts to remake Head Start, ordering it to stop purging ‘women’ and ‘race’ from grant applications.
Posted inHartford
After ICE protest, Hartford police launch investigation
Hartford police are investigating the hit-and-run and pepper spraying of people near a protest of ICE’s actions in the Renee Good death.
Posted inHealth
Some ConnectiCare customers report enrollment, billing problems
A processing error has potentially left several hundred CT residents who enrolled in 2026 ACA insurance plans without their selected coverage.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
What’s the vaccination rate for kindergarteners in your CT town?
Connecticut’s kindergarten vaccination rates have increased since the pandemic, and for one inoculation, CT has the highest rate in the U.S.
Posted inPartner Content
ICE makes arrests in New Haven as pro-immigrant groups mourn Renee Good
New Haven police said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested three people in the city Thursday.
Posted inBriefs
Do CT commercial drivers have CDLs suspended after a DUI arrest, even without a conviction?
For CDL holders, a DUI triggers a criminal court case and an administrative action by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Posted inStudent Voice
Three things CT must do to up its food game
Connecticut may pride itself on being the Pizza Capital of the U.S., but it lacks a food culture that keeps meals fun, comforting and quick.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Why Stamford doesn’t need more asphalt
The discussion of another lane being added to our interstate is an absurd attack on our cities and societies.
Posted inImmigration
Federal vehicle knocks down protester during Renee Good vigil in Hartford
At least one person was knocked down by a federal vehicle during a vigil for Renee Good in Hartford on Thursday, and many were pepper-sprayed.
Posted inInvestigations
Kosta Diamantis trial delayed until April; Pattis to continue as lawyer
Kosta Diamantis’ next corruption trial is delayed at least until April, but his lawyer Norm Pattis, whom he owes $65,000, will stay on.
Posted inMoney
Advocates: Federal cutbacks could cost CT nearly $1 billion
Connecticut Voices for Children projects the impending financial hit at nearly $1 billion, more than double the $500 million emergency fund.
