Kelly anticipates a nomination as a Superior Court judge; and Conley as an administrative judge on the Workers’ Compensation Commission.
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Treasurer: CT saves big by not stashing transportation funds
CT Treasurer Erick Russell said he will ask legislators to cap the Special Transportation Fund’s emergency reserve at 18% of the STF.
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CT delegation reflects on Jan. 6 riot as Congress certifies Trump win
Connecticut lawmakers who were at the U.S. Capitol when rioters broke in four years ago say it serves as a reminder about the ‘fragility of our democracy.’
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Gone in 15 days: How the Connecticut DMV allows tow companies to sell people’s cars
The sales have particularly affected low-income people, who have lost jobs after they were unable to get their cars back.
Posted inHousing
New Haven to host national YIMBYtown conference in September
The gathering, which expects more than 500 attendees, solidifies CT advocates as leaders in the national conversation around housing reform.
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In 2024, most bills that passed in CT got bipartisan support
Most of the 175 bills the General Assembly passed received bipartisan support. Here’s a look at each member’s number of ‘yes’ and no’ votes.
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She didn’t want to be in construction. But then life happened.
Vincencia Adusei grew up in her family’s construction business in Ghana. She had different plans for her life, but it changed overnight.
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CT lawmakers to prioritize special education in 2025 session
Connecticut’s Education Committee will address special education funding and services — as well as other debates involving funding — in 2025.
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Tom Condon: A retrospective on his CT Mirror reporting
Tom Condon, who wrote for CT Mirror after a long career at The Hartford Courant, died this year but left a legacy. Here’s a look at his work.
Posted inTalking Transportation
2024 — CT’s good transportation news, and bad
There was good news and bad on the transportation front here in Connecticut. Here’s my top five list:
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BEST OF 2024: CT breweries changed during COVID. Now they’re changing again.
CT craft breweries increased nearly eight-fold in just over a decade, fighting through COVID and reinventing themselves with changing times.
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BEST OF 2024: Broad CT elder care bill wins final passage in Senate
The bill would require more oversight of CT home care workers and create a swifter process for accessing Medicaid, among other measures.
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BEST OF 2024: In Bethel, an analog man builds guitar pedal icons
Mike Piera, owner of Analog.Man Guitar Effects, has a six-year waiting list for his most sought-after pedal, the King of Tone.
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BEST OF 2024: This Hartford Public High School grad can’t read. Here’s how it happened.
The young woman’s inability to read or write, her attorney said, may be one of the ‘most shocking cases’ of educational neglect she’s seen in 24 years.
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BEST OF 2024: How chef Jacques Pépin found, and shaped, CT’s food community
Jacques Pepin, known for his cookbooks and TV shows, moved to CT in the mid-’70s. That decision has had a big impact on CT’s food community.