The issue plays a central role in ongoing negotiations for UConn Health to acquire Waterbury Hospital, currently owned by Prospect.
CT and Prospect Medical Holdings landlord clash over tax debt
Posted inEducation
Bridgeport student assault raises questions about walking distance to school
Bridgeport high schoolers are expected to walk up to 2 miles before being eligible for the bus, which one parent called ‘ridiculously long.
Posted inInvestigations
Kosta Diamantis testifies: They were fees, not bribes
Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis testified in federal court in Bridgeport on Thursday in an effort to deflect charges that he solicited bribes.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT rejects controversial UI monopoles plan in Fairfield, Bridgeport
The CT Siting Council voted 5-3 to reject United Illuminating’s application to build the Fairfield to Congress Railroad Transmission Line.
Posted inPolitics
Bronin leads Larson in fundraising in 1st District race
Luke Bronin raised nearly $1.2 million since announcing in late July, compared to John Larson’s $809,000 haul over the past three months.
Posted inPartner Content
ICE raid targets eight at Hamden car wash, officials say
Those taken by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement included the parents of children who were in school at the time of the raid.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
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?
Posted inJustice
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.
Posted inMoney
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.’
Posted inHealth
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.
Posted inImmigration
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.
Posted inEvents
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.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
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.