Connecticut lawmakers’ housing priorities are a reprise of agendas they’ve considered in past sessions — with a couple of new ideas.
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CT Mirror’s 2025 Legislative Guide
CT Mirror’s legislative guide is here to answer questions about state government and introduce Connecticut residents to their lawmakers.
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Lamont frames a 2025 agenda, stinting on solutions
Lamont sidestepped the coming budget debate and identified lowering costs of housing, electricity, health care and higher education as goals.
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CT Gov. Lamont’s ‘north stars’ in 2025: opportunity and affordability
Gov. Ned Lamont will offer suggestions to open discussion, but he won’t likely address pressure to revise the state’s fiscal guardrails.
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Connecticut DMV and top lawmakers vow to review towing laws
Plans to reform towing laws in the 2025 legislative session follow a CT Mirror/ProPublica investigation that found people’s cars can be sold just 15 days after they’re towed.
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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.
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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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Critics, backers of CT’s budget ‘guardrails’ want transparent debate
Both supporters of CT’s ‘fiscal guardrails’ and reform advocates agree on one thing: They want the debate to play out in the light of day.
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BEST OF 2024: The CT hikers who have racked up 800+ miles on blue-blazed trails
The CT Forest and Park Association tracks hikers’ miles through its blue-blazed trails challenge. Around 20 have completed over 800 miles.
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BEST OF 2024: CT state agencies ordered to tally unspent ARPA funds
The directive from Gov. Lamont’s budget director was issued hours after The Connecticut Mirror published a story about legislators’ concerns.
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BEST OF 2024: For Milford Horror, anywhere can become a movie theater
Milford Horror is a group of horror movie fans who watch them in places like a church or the woods. Their first screening drew nearly 100 people.
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BEST OF 2024: Feds continue to probe other matters involving Kosta Diamantis
While the indictment against Kosta Diamantis was being prepared, the FBI continued to probe a cancelled audit of a Bristol eye doctor.