Trailing in public polls, Republican Bob Stefanowski is employing populist rhetoric to engage voters in the dwindling days of the campaign.
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Posted inHousing
At Griswold Hills in Newington, the state’s affordable housing law has worked the way it was intended
Can CT’s affordable housing shortage be resolved without what one critic has called the “sledgehammer” of 8-30g?
Posted inInvestigations
Audit: CT officials don’t know if COVID testing providers were overpaid
CT officials didn’t track whether testing providers who collected public funding were also collecting insurance payments, a new audit states.
Posted inPolitics
Jahana Hayes, George Logan differ on abortion laws in debate
In Tuesday’s debate, CT’s 5th district congressional candidates disagreed on whether Congress should pass laws restoring abortion rights.
Posted inPolitics
Thomas, Rapini talk laws, integrity in CT Secretary of State debate
The debate offered a clear picture of Thomas’ and Rapini’s beliefs on early voting, absentee ballots, voter identification laws and more.
Posted inEconomic Development
In eastern CT, Electric Boat military contracts launch economic boom
Submarine work is on the upswing once again, and eastern CT — with 41 towns and a population of roughly 435,000 — is steadying for the boom.
Posted inEducation
Towns say CT must remain a partner in upgrading school air quality
CT is using federal ARPA funds to help towns pay for air quality improvements in their schools. But what happens when that money runs out?
Posted inPolitics
Stefanowski confirms consulting for Saudi crown prince’s project
Republican Bob Stefanowski confirmed working for a company founded by the Saudi prince blamed for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Posted inHealth, Politics
Health care in CT: Where gubernatorial candidates stand on issues
CT gubernatorial candidates Ned Lamont, Bob Stefanowski and Rob Hotaling answer a number of CT Mirror questions about health care policy.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont, Stefanowski begin final 30-day sprint to Election Day
CT Gov. Ned Lamont is making his closing arguments for another term in office. Bob Stefanowski says the next 30 days are a ‘job interview.’
Posted inJustice
Report shows where prison gerrymandering in CT hurt the most
A new report shows how CT’s biggest cities were hurt by a decades-old practice that considered incarcerated people residents of prison towns.
Posted inMoney, Politics
CT child care workers will get $1,000 bonuses, Lamont announces
Legislators say they approved $70 million for ongoing raises for ‘long-term change,’ not for one-time payments to child care workers.
Posted inHousing
CT homeless population rises for first time in years
Experts attributed the rise to Connecticut’s lack of affordable, vacant housing units and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inPolitics
Donald Trump to hold fundraiser for Leora Levy at Mar-a-Lago
Levy has been unable to afford TV advertising since winning the Republican primary, an upset fueled by Trump’s endorsement days earlier.
Posted inJustice
CT’s first Black chief public defender embraces work ahead
TaShun Bowden-Lewis, who’s wanted to work in public defense since she was a child, has spent her career fighting for clients in Connecticut.