The Canton tree saga suggests CT residents are taking a broader view of what local quirks and idiosyncrasies ought to be kept in place.
Best of 2023
Posted inEducation
BEST OF 2023: Yale students are building a home. Teachers can live in it for free
Yale architecture students are building a home they designed, intended for early childhood teachers at the Friends Center for Children.
Posted inInvestigations
BEST OF 2023: Political clashes leave CT Baby Bonds program in limbo
Connecticut was nationally lauded for its passage of a law that would implement a baby bonds program. Here’s how the program never got funded.
Posted inPolitics
BEST OF 2023: How a GOP legislative ‘rat’ overrode home rule in a small CT town
A CT House Republican’s success in blocking a warehouse project near his Middlebury home casts a bright light on the dark art of legislating.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
BEST OF 2023: CT farmers have a wish list, and the new Farm Bill could help
Congress was negotiating the 2023 Farm Bill. CT farmers wanted more money for programs that fit the Northeast.
Posted inMoney
BEST OF 2023: CT to leave big transportation funds unspent
Connecticut has resisted the lure of matching federal funds, leaving hundreds of millions unspent in its transportation fund since 2021.
Posted inInvestigations
BEST OF 2023: In 2016, Rockville was a bustling local hospital. Then Prospect Medical took over.
A recent cyberattack continues to generate headlines, but damage to Rockville General Hospital started years earlier. Here’s what happened.
Posted inPolitics
BEST OF 2023: Wage theft in CT: Millions stolen from workers since 2019
Over five years, CT ordered employers to pay more than $17 million in stolen wages. But a shortage of investigators is delaying more cases.
Posted inEducation
BEST OF 2023: How CT’s college-readiness system leaves students of color behind
CT’s white students tend to be more prepared for college than Black and Latino students. And that gap is often seen within the same building.
Posted inHealth
BEST OF 2023: CT nursing home conditions raise alarms as inspections lag
Nearly half of the nursing homes in CT are overdue for a routine inspection, and the number of serious violations is up. What’s going on?
Posted inEnergy & Environment
BEST OF 2023: Climate change has hit CT hard this year. Are we ready for more?
Planning for this sort of climate change-driven weather certainly requires physics and meteorology — but also probably a crystal ball.
Posted inJustice
BEST OF 2023: Three years after police reform, CT’s Black residents still feel unheard
After Randy Cox’s injuries and passage of CT’s police accountability law, some Black residents feel little changed. Hear from them here.
Posted inInvestigations
BEST OF 2023: The forces that shaped a Hartford toddler’s life — and death
Tabitha Frank’s 2-year-old son Corneliuz died after falling from a window in July. But family hardships preceded the tragedy.
Posted inEconomic Development
BEST OF 2023: For people with disabilities in CT, a path toward workplace inclusion
Thirty-three years after the Americans with Disabilities Act, work remains segregated, and disabled workers earn less than minimum wage.
Posted inInvestigations
BEST OF 2023: Inside the cyberattack at Prospect Medical Holdings’ CT hospitals
The August attack was far more debilitating than hospital officials publicly acknowledged. Now, it threatens a sale of the hospitals to Yale.