Cornell University students and ACLU student chapter members Jane Wang, left and Sophia Riley Sim speak about sexual violence on campus during a student assembly meeting at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. "…
Headstart is an essential program to give all U.S. children the chance to thrive. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pexels-greta-fotografia-1522485021-27355924-771x514.jpg" /> Speak up to oppose federal cuts on Head Start rules that will gut its standard of care.
Bridgeport City Councilmember Mary McBride-Lee speaks beside other city residents during a rally Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, in support of Police Chief Roderick Porter. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_6850-771x578.jpg" /> Bridgeport residents expressed their support for Police Chief…
Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at Stamford Hospital on Oct. 5, 2026, about state efforts to keep people enrolled in Medicaid in the wake of federal changes to the program’s eligibility requirements. " data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/MEDICAID-CUT-771x578.jpg" /> CT pledged…
SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AP25336728008267-771x514.jpg" /> Keith M. Phaneuf discusses the help CT lawmakers promised people who lost federal food assistance — and why it's been…
In this Sept. 27, 2017, file photo, kratom capsules are displayed in Albany, N.Y. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AP17318544107694-771x578.jpg" /> Kratom and 7-OH are Schedule 1 controlled substances in CT and banned from stores. But laws differ in other states.
“This shows how much that the council can work together on important issues that matter to the community, and listening to the subject matter experts … to get this work done on behalf of the people,” Council President TJ Clarke said. "…
A CTtransit bus on a route in downtown Hartford Sept. 15, 2026. The state allocated $2.5 million to the Connecticut Department of Transportation for an initiative that provides free passes for students and veterans. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CTPublic-CTTransit-bus-771x514.webp"…
A woman takes limes from the food pantry at IRIS. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/REFUGEE-SNAP-072226-JL-003-771x514.jpg" /> Building a just food system requires community-rooted partnerships capable of system-wide thinking
Signs along Route 44 welcome visitors to both “Canaan” and “North Canaan” as seen on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/northcanaan-canaan-0721-0715-SG-09-Edit-771x578.jpg" /> North Canaan and Canaan, towns stacked just below the Massachusetts border, are used…
One of the MTA’s new subway cars. Tariffs will drive up the cost of future rail purchases by about $1 billion. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/new-mta-cars-771x514.jpg" /> The average price of a new car is now $50,089. That puts in it CT's 7.75% luxury tax category.
A Cornell University sign stands in Ithaca, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AP26271727531918-771x477.jpg" /> CT is one of 19 states where an intoxicated person is only considered incapacitated if they were given drugs or alcohol without knowing.
A semi-automatic Glock pistol is fired at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Services Center, March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, W.Va. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AP25087700060383-771x514.jpg" /> A federal judge temporarily blocked an effort by…
Dennis Rodman listens as President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Choctaw Event Center, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Durant, Okla. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AP26275106729844-771x514.jpg" /> Plus: Schools get funding toward special ed and addressing attendance…
A rocky river surrounded by a dam, iron truss bridge and old brick campus buildings. " data-image-caption=" The Merrimack River, a source of New England’s early industrual power, flows through the campus of the Unversity of Massachusetts, Lowell, where officials from the six-state region gathered Wednesday for a…
The CREC South Head Start location in Hartford on April 14, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025_0414_SR_HeadStart_007-771x514.jpg" /> Changes would allow bigger classes, no longer require degrees for many staff and require programs to be taught in English, among other things.
federal funding lost " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/FbiTg-what-has-happened-to-federal-funds-in-each-state--771x582.png" /> Connecticut is receiving an estimated $2 billion less in federal funding under the Trump administration, a new report shows.
Volunteers work at the Midwest Food Bank of New England on November 5, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025_1105_SR_SNAPFoodPantries_152-771x514.jpg" /> About 25,000 former SNAP recipients were to receive $300 grocery gift cards, but the state has delivered less than 6% of the…
Questions focused on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, part of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. " data-image-caption=" Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont speaks with reporters during a press conference in the Capitol, June 10, 2026. "…
Harding High School in Bridgeport " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/VXi-t1K3AbCuy4y_SsrHp9bg0mKhWHtnHe5Yju1IJ30.jpeg" /> The question should not simply be whether Connecticut increases the ECS formula, but whether that reflects the actual cost of educating a child.
Meriden City Councilor Yvette Cortez speaks during a Rally Against ICE outside the Meriden Courthouse on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/MERIDEN-RALLY-1001-SG-06-771x578.jpg" /> Dozens gathered in Meriden on Thursday with a list of demands for CT officials…
Tammy Rodriguez holds a collage of photos of her daughter Selena as she poses for a portrait at her home in Windsor on Thursday, June 25. After losing her 11-year-old daughter to suicide in 2021, Rodriguez was one of the first plaintiffs to join a lawsuit against social media companies. "…
Tracy DeSenti holds a photo of her late husband Billy DeSenti at her rental home in Hamden on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. After Billy, who spent time in prison for drug, assault and larceny charges, died in 2023 she learned she owed the state of Connecticut over $232,000 for his prison debt and was forced to sell their…
“Selena” was CCSU’s “synthetic human” who was showcased introducing President Toro during the launching of “the Year of AI at Central” in 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Selena-image.jpg" /> Nothing says student-centered public education like fastening the university’s future…
Electric DAS Fleet vehicles parked in Morgan Street Garage in Hartford on February 4, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025_0203_EVFleet-7-771x1156.jpg" /> The used electric vehicle market is actually hot, with sales of used EVs in July 10% higher than a year ago.
A sticker placed by an unidentified person depicting President Donald Trump and reading “I DID THAT!” is affixed beside gasoline and diesel prices at a gas station in Newtown, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, as rising pump prices test Trump’s campaign pledge to cut energy costs in half. "…
Kosta Diamantis leaves the U.S. District Court in Bridgeport during a break in his trial on October 16, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025_1016_SR_KostaTrial_042-771x514.jpg" /> Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis was sentenced in absentia Wednesday to 84 months in prison for…
A plug-in solar panel from Bright Saver hangs at a home in Baltimore on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP25227641305679-771x514.jpg" /> CT and other states have passed legislation allowing small, cheap, plug-in solar panels that can be hung from a balcony or…
The Oxford Compression Station, a natural gas facility on Woodruff Hill Road in Oxford, Connecticut on September 21, 2026. On the night of July 12, the facility released more than 35 million cubic feet of natural gas in less than an hour due to equipment failures, according to incident data collected by the U.S…
Owner Syed Imran moves goods into the ELA Discount Store on Stratford Avenue in Bridgeport on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BPT-MLK-CORRIDOR-0923-SG-11-771x578.jpg" /> The East End is one of seven CT areas designated as a Martin Luther King, Jr. Corridor…
Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant, which had to close one of it’s reactors due to extremely low water levels on the Danube River, is seen in Cernavoda, Romania, Monday, Aug. 3 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP-nuclear-shutdown-771x513.jpg" /> We don’t need more nuclear power. What…
UConn head coach Dan Hurley reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in New York. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP25332741791174-771x514.jpg" /> Blumenthal’s measure could make it easier for schools like UConn to join…
The home of Kosta Diamantis in Farmington, Connecticut on Sept. 22, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CTPublic-Kosta-House-771x514.webp" /> Federal prosecutors could move this week to seize the Farmington home of Kosta Diamantis, the former high-ranking state budget official.
A container ship sails in front of the Manhattan skyline in New York, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP26035601217901-771x514.jpg" /> Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the Court of International Trade in New York…
President Donald Trump, right, greets China’s President Xi Jinping upon arrival at the South Portico of the White House, Friday, Sept. 25, in Washington. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP-Xi-771x513.jpg" /> The question I cannot put down is not what China is doing. It is what we…
Alfredo Castillo appeared in Bridgeport Superior Court for a hearing in a case related to absentee ballot abuse on Sept. 9, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025_0909_SR_BridgeportBallotHearing_041-771x514.jpg" /> Some Bridgeport residents have simply stopped believing in the…
Sen. Julie Kushner, D-Danbury, looks to Rep. Jennifer Leeper, D-Fairfield, as they speak during a press conference regarding school indoor air quality at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. "…
Unsold 2026 F-150 pickup trucks sit in a long line outside a Ford dealership on April 12, 2026, in Centennial, Colo. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP26270732647201-771x514.jpg" /> The change furthers Trump’s promise to revoke policies that encouraged or created incentives for the…
Tracy DeSenti looks at a photo of her late husband Billy DeSenti at her rental home in Hamden on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. After Billy, who spent time in prison for drug, assault and larceny charges, died in 2023, she learned she owed the state of Connecticut over $232,000 for his prison debt and was forced to sell…
Attorney Glenn Formica speaks at a press conference at New Haven City Hall on September 28, 2026, about recent ICE activity at Tweed Airport. " data-image-caption=" Attorney Glenn Formica speaks at a press conference at New Haven City Hall on Sept. 28, 2026, about recent ICE activity at Tweed Airport. "…
The Connecticut State Capitol on January 7, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0107_SR_CapitolMugs_064-771x514.jpg" /> After previous failed attempts, lawmakers in Connecticut made progress on artificial intelligence legislation this year, passing a massive 39-section bill…
Bryn Davidson, a home designer and builder from Lanefab in Vancouver, BC, and Jonathan O’Brien, the Lead Organizer of YIMBY Melbourne share ideas and information during the YIMBY conference in New Haven, September 15, 2025. "…
Medical bills are seen in Temple Hills, Md., on June 26, 2023. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AP25196663569851-771x514.jpg" /> Addressing duplicative billing in healthcare is critical for New England’s Medicare beneficiaries -- and for taxpayers.
Tracy DeSenti looks at a photo of her late husband Billy DeSenti at her rental home in Hamden on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. After Billy, who spent time in prison for drug, assault and larceny charges, died in 2023, she learned she owed the state of Connecticut over $232,000 for his prison debt and was forced to sell…
A centerline rumble strip. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Centerline_Rumble_Strip-771x578.jpg" /> There has been some grumbling in Vernon about rumble strips. But is there a quieter way to save lives?
Erik Clemons, founding CEO of ConnCAT and ConnCORP, stands in his office in New Haven on June 18, 2026. His office is located in the newly constructed ConnCAT building. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CONNCAT-CTR-0618-JL-016-771x514.jpg" /> The news comes just weeks after Clemons…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio answers a question from CBIA president Chris DiPentima during CBIA’s The Connecticut Economy conference Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at the Hartford Marriott. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CBIA-CAMPAIGNS-0917-SG-05-771x578.jpg" /> Plus…
Sept. 25, 2026 " data-image-caption=" Gov. Ned Lamont and Sen. Richard Blumenthal complaining about the Trump administration continuing to withhold grants, despite a court order. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/C3CBE694-A7E6-4553-8EC6-A8BF6A592201-771x578.jpg" /> A judge ruled the…
Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz holds a press conference on September 25, 2026 with state representatives and community leaders to denounce a recent string of acts of hate made against Black and LGBTQ communities in Windsor, Connecticut, including vandalism of a memorial for Black Civil War veterans. "…
Natural gas pipe awaiting installation in Middletown. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_9222-771x578.jpeg" /> Pipeline and compressor expansion projects pose undeniable risks to our health and safety. It's time to speak out.
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine sits next to UConn Health’s campus in Farmington, where the company has partnered with the university to create a new bioscience hub in the Hartford region. (8/4/2017) " data-image-caption=" The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine sits next to UConn Health’s campus in…
SNAP enrollment decreased across Connecticut. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GUeev-which-towns-were-most-impacted--771x609.png" /> In Connecticut, about 55,000 fewer people are enrolled in SNAP, including nearly 18,000 fewer residents under 18 receiving benefits.
Downtown/Yale Alder Elias Theodore (center): “This is something that is bringing our city together right now.” " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NHI-Yale-students-771x514.webp" /> Alders on New Haven's Health & Human Services Committee endorsed a proposal calling on Yale not to strike…
Trucks parked at the state highway rest stop on Interstate 84 in Willington in 2014. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_9184-771x578.jpg" /> The head of the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association said consumers likely will face shortages and more price increases in coming months.
The view from behind the stage at a rally to protest ICE in Danbury, Connecticut on September 2, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/WSHU-Danbury-protest-4-771x514.webp" /> Danbury residents are demanding safety for everyone in their community. Danbury has the right to demand peace.
From left, POST members Ronnell Higgins, Keith Mello and Paul Melanson. Mello, chair of the council, oversaw preparation of the recommendations. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/D692EAC2-CC9C-45B9-B07C-49A7E9A577E2-771x578.jpg" /> A law enforcement group that sets police standards in…
Donald Trump is featured in a Ned Lamont ad promoting a $500 million fund the governor used to offset actions by the president. The spot notes Ryan Fazio voted against creating the fund. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/71C26DB0-99CC-4BB9-BBE3-F1FA8B7E9C51-771x475.png" /> Gov. Ned…
Fans show their support for the return to Connecticut of Diana Taurasi as well as the Connecticut Sun, during WNBA basketball team’s home opener in Uncasville, Conn., Saturday, May 22, 2004. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP26266620826267-771x514.jpg" /> The Connecticut Sun plays…
Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said it was “worse than the conditions of a jail cell,” when describing the room where a woman allegedly kept her stepson captive in her Blake Street house. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CTPublic_Waterbury-DCF-771x514.webp" /> CT has agreed…
Members of an activist rapid response team film ICE agents outside a courthouse in Meriden on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_3271-771x578.jpeg" /> One woman was pepper-sprayed and another pushed to the ground as ICE agents worked to detain at least one…
Longhorns at the Grijalva Cattle Co. farm in North Stonington on January 14, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_0114_SR_FarmerAssessment_225-771x514.jpg" /> The group suggested changes to Public Act 490, which taxes parcels of land according to their current use — rather than…
An apparently vandalized Flock camera outside the School for Young Children on Steele Road in West Hartford is seen Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/FLOCK-CAMERAS-0826-SG-03-771x578.jpg" /> Nearly 100 CT laws on a range of issues from Flock cameras to…
Central Connecticut State University in New Britain is pictured. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CCSU-exterior2-771x513.jpg" /> Central CT State University President Zulma Toro announced she will resign. The move comes after allegations Toro bullied employees.
Workers construct formwork for an affordable housing complex in Norwalk. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CTPublic-housing-construction-771x514.webp" /> More than 450 affordable homes and apartments will be constructed with $10.4 million in state tax credits, distributed to 24…
An apparently vandalized Flock camera outside the School for Young Children on Steele Road in West Hartford on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/FLOCK-CAMERAS-0826-SG-02-771x578.jpg" /> With bipartisan support, Americans across the county and in Connecticut…
Participants in the inaugural cohort of Connecticut’s first Paraeducator Preparation Academy work through coursework during a session in East Hartford, August 2026. The 25-member cohort sits the ParaPathways assessment this month. "…
Long Island Sound seen from Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven on July 22, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/EPA-CLOSE-0723_02-771x579.jpeg" /> From 2023 to 2025, water quality in Long Island Sound improved following wastewater treatment and infrastructure upgrades in CT and NY.
Logan M. Williams, communications assistant for AFSCME Council 4, speaks during a press conference Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Bridgeport calling for an independent investigation into Police Chief Roderick Porter. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_6579-771x578.jpg" /> Mayor Joe…
GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio unveils his plan to cut CT income taxes during a Tuesday campaign stop in Stratford. Behind Fazio is running mate Matt Corey and Orange Republican Owen Weaver, a candidate for the state Senate. "…
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy speaks at a rally in Danbury on September 2, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/WSHU-Danbury-protest-2-771x514.webp" /> Murphy wrote to DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin for details on the total number of arrests and an update on a promised investigation.
Sarah Fox, chief executive officer at the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, speaks about the need for more money for the state’s homeless response system in 2023. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0936-771x544.jpg" /> An appeals court lifted a ban on HUD funding changes…
Turbines are visible at Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm that is under construction off the coast of Montauk Point, New York, April 23, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP26168529946699-771x513.jpg" /> An 8-state coalition filed lawsuits Tuesday challenging Trump administration’s…
Speaker of the House Matt Ritter calls on representatives during a budget discussion during session on June 2, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025_0602_SR_Session_010-771x514.jpg" /> Connecticut House Majority Leader Matt Ritter said Monday the video is evidence of…
June 9, 2026 " data-image-caption=" Ruth Fortune looks over petition documents with a registrar official, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. She estimates her team gathered 7,500 signatures in total ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. "…
Yusuf Zawara mourns over the body of his son, Mohammad Zawara, 15, who was killed along with his cousin Sulaiman Zawara, 13, left, in an Israeli strike, according to health officials, at Shifa Hospital, Gaza City, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. "…
Kosta Diamantis at Una Dolce Vita, a restaurant near the Bridgeport Federal Court building, where jurors were deliberating his fate on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/kosta-771x578.jpg" /> Kosta Diamantis has conducted many interviews with CT media since he…
U.S. Rep. John B. Larson address supporters as he concedes to former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin during a primary election watch party at Connecticut River Academy at Goodwin University in East Hartford on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. "…
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_969-771x514.jpg" /> WSHU's Ebong Udoma and CT Mirror's Lisa Hagen discussed the end of the U.S. Congressional session ahead of the midterm election.
Narcan nasal spray " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/npr.brightspotcdn-1-2-771x514.webp" /> CT officials say overdose deaths have dropped and efforts to widely distribute naloxone, also called Narcan, have contributed to that.
Wakesurfing " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wake-surfing-771x703.jpg" /> CT has an opportunity to create clear, commonsense, consistent wakesurfing rules.
One of over 290 Digital Realty data centers across the world is located in Trumbull. It is the highest-profile data center currently in Connecticut. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20210908_DigitalRealty_Trumbull_YK_041-771x514.jpg" /> I am calling for no new data centers anywhere on…