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In CT, this Afghan refugee family is making a home away from war

Avatar photo by Yehyun Kim December 25, 2022 @ 5:00 amJanuary 13, 2023 @ 2:47 pm

The CT Mirror photographed and interviewed an Afghan family over nine months as they resettled in the United States. See their journey here.

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10 years after Sandy Hook, the police who were there still struggle to forget

Avatar photo by Dave Altimari December 14, 2022 @ 5:00 amJanuary 8, 2023 @ 1:29 am

Ten years after Sandy Hook, a Newtown police officer remembers the sobbing of fellow officers. Many can’t shake the memories of that day.

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Evictions are surging, and children often pay the price

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk December 11, 2022 @ 5:00 amJanuary 8, 2023 @ 1:29 am

The rise in evictions is having a huge impact on children’s health and education, disrupting life and families and leaving children to worry.

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Lamont’s goal is growth. The policies? A work in progress

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas December 7, 2022 @ 5:00 amJanuary 8, 2023 @ 1:30 am

CT Gov. Ned Lamont said he wants to keep the financial guardrails set in 2017. Lawmakers and business leaders say they are eager to hear more.

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CT corrections officers abused pandemic hotel program, audit says

Avatar photoJaden EdisonAvatar photo by Andrew Brown, Jaden Edison and Dave Altimari December 6, 2022 @ 5:00 amJanuary 8, 2023 @ 1:30 am

CT corrections officers used a program meant to shelter them during COVID-19 to book wedding lodging and house their families, an audit says.

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Small shifts in power hide big changes within CT General Assembly

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas November 27, 2022 @ 5:00 amDecember 2, 2022 @ 2:12 pm

More than half of the seats in the CT House and nearly two-thirds in the Senate will have turned over since 2018, some more than once.

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Manager at CT State Pier recommended itself for $87M in contracts

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The arrangement, approved by the CT Port Authority, has drawn criticism from lawmakers concerned about potential conflicts of interest.

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How CT’s influence in Congress will change with divided government

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen November 18, 2022 @ 5:00 amDecember 2, 2022 @ 2:12 pm

With a narrow GOP House majority, CT Democrats will lose committee chairmanships but say they’ll still have leverage in crafting policy.

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More students, companies are pursuing apprenticeships in CT

Avatar photo by Erica E. Phillips November 13, 2022 @ 5:00 amDecember 2, 2022 @ 2:09 pm

Technical education is gaining ground in CT as popular opinion shifts on the value of a four-year college degree. But competition is fierce.

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Lower turnout in cities hurt Lamont, but he made up for it in suburbs

Avatar photo by José Luis Martínez November 11, 2022 @ 5:00 amDecember 2, 2022 @ 2:08 pm

Even though fewer people voted in CT’s cities in 2022 than in 2018, Gov. Ned Lamont managed to win by boosting his numbers in the suburbs.

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Catch up on all of CT Mirror’s election coverage

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CT Mirror’s Election HQ rounds up all of our stories, highlights key voter resources, and will offer real-time results on Tuesday night.

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CT’s rainy day fund is full. One legislator wonders if it’s enough.

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf October 28, 2022 @ 1:35 pmNovember 6, 2022 @ 8:34 am

Some say CT is hoarding money, but one legislator is asking if CT it should boost the rainy day fund even more, to 20% of spending.

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At Griswold Hills in Newington, the state’s affordable housing law has worked the way it was intended

Avatar photo by Tom Condon October 23, 2022 @ 5:00 amJanuary 25, 2023 @ 2:34 pm

Can CT’s affordable housing shortage be resolved without what one critic has called the “sledgehammer” of 8-30g?

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In eastern CT, Electric Boat military contracts launch economic boom

Avatar photo by Erica E. Phillips October 16, 2022 @ 5:00 amNovember 6, 2022 @ 8:35 am

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. 

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CT’s first Black chief public defender embraces work ahead

Jaden Edison by Jaden Edison October 2, 2022 @ 5:00 amNovember 6, 2022 @ 8:36 am

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.

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