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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks during a post-Election Day news briefing at the state Capitol in Hartford on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/POST-ELECTION-1104-SG-11-771x578.jpg" /> Questions swirled Monday about whether Sen. Richard Blumenthal would…
The Connecticut State Capitol on Jan. 7, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0107_SR_CapitolMugs_057-771x514.jpg" /> A Pew report says CT's reserves are more than 40% greater than the national median, even though CT has redirected funding to bolster programs.
https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-Lockhart_Cropped.png " data-image-caption=" P.R. Lockhart, CT Mirror’s new economic development reporter. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-Lockhart_Cropped-771x773.png" /> Lockhart, CT Mirror’s economic development…
Homes in the southern part of the Barry Square neighborhood, part of Hartford’s 06114 zip code, are seen on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/VOUCHER-SEGREGATION-0908-SG-05-771x578.jpg" /> WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Sasha Allen to discuss her…
If Connecticut is serious about fixing its property tax crisis, it must put public education at the center of the equation.
Bridgeport’s fuel cell power plant " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_dae-771x578.jpg" /> CT has yet to see much hyperscale data center development, but it is home to two leading manufacturers of fuel cells that power them.
Voting stickers inside the West Hartford Town Hall polling station for the midterm election on Nov. 3, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/CT-Public-I-voted-771x514.webp" /> The woman said she didn't intend to vote twice and was only testing the state system when she tried to…
Standing beside his fiancée Amy Orser, Connecticut Republican Gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio speaks to his supporters as he concedes to incumbent Gov. Ned Lamont at the Republican campaign’s watch party in Stamford on November 3, 2026. "…
Homes in the southern part of the Barry Square neighborhood, part of Hartford’s 06114 zip code, are seen on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/VOUCHER-SEGREGATION-0908-SG-03-771x600.jpg" /> Advocates say the Section-8 system has led to significant housing…
The beautiful — and unfunded — proposed European -style canopy for the New Haven Union Station. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/union-station-pipe-dream.jpg" /> How many promises have we been given about fixing Connecticut's transportation woes? How many have been kept? I checked.
Voters sign up for same-day registration on Election Day at Hartford City Hall early Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 20206. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/HARTFORD-SAME-DAY-VOTE-1103-SG-02-771x578.jpg" /> Plus: A Connecticut museum wins Award of Merit and CVS breakup raises questions for…
July 2024 " data-image-caption=" Gov. Ned Lamont with his senior staff in July 2024: from left, Matt Brokman, Jonathan Dach, Natalie Braswell and Julia Bergman. All but Brokman have left. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-3.40.21 PM-771x567.png" /> Gov. Ned…
Rebecca Smith shows a bracelet honoring Eve Rogers during her vigil in Hartford on July 28, 2026. Smith is Rogers’ aunt and attended the vigil with her brother. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DCF-VIGIL-072826-JL-003-771x514.jpg" /> Experts cited concerns after reports of "loose…
Suzanne Kachmar, at center, welcomes visitors to City Lights Gallery during the launch of the 18th annual Bridgeport Art Trail on Nov. 5, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/AMP_Bridgeport-Arts-Trail_W_26-6536-771x514.jpg" /> This weekend, the Bridgeport Art Trail will feature more…
voter turnout grew sharply in some ct cities " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/lmq2O-where-did-voters-show-up-to-the-polls-this-year--771x609.png" /> Danbury, Bridgeport and New London all saw turnout increase by more than 10 percentage points compared to the 2022 midterm elections.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks to reporters following votes at the Capitol, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Washington. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26064767491306-771x514.jpg" /> Sen. Chris Murphy will spend a few weeks at a rehabilitation center after suffering a stroke. His…
Voters wait for their ballots after signing up for same-day registration on Election Day at Hartford City Hall early Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/HARTFORD-SAME-DAY-VOTE-1103-SG-04-771x578.jpg" /> Big blue shifts in House and Senate districts across…
Physician assistant student Chloe Frabotta poses for a picture after the white coat ceremony at Weill Cornell Medicine, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in New York. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/AP26232529213345-771x514.jpg" /> Private lenders are helping students make up the difference…
Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right, last year. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/ap-schumer-jeffries-771x514.jpg" /> Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, before you get comfortable: we didn't send you there to protect the majority. We…
Steven Fitz, wearing a blue cape and a shirt that reads “blue wave voter” gestures after scanning his ballot at early in-person voting in Cleveland, Ohio. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/AP-blue-wave-771x513.jpg" /> An unpopular war, presidential antics and voters struggling to get…
Claire Mazza and Alejandro Ulloa, partners in both dance and life, will perform at the Regina A. Quick Center at Fairfield University on November 7, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Claire-Alejandro-1-771x771.jpg" /> Claire Mazza and Alejandro Ulloa will be performing with their…
From left to right: Fairfield Democratic Town Committee Chair Erin Lopez, Democratic State Senate Candidate for the 28th district Rob Blanchard and Democratic State Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey look on at the live results during an election night watch party in Fairfield on Nov. 3, 2026. "…
Gov. Ned Lamont speaks during a post-Election Day news briefing at the state Capitol in Hartford on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/POST-ELECTION-1104-SG-14-771x578.jpg" /> Legislators have talked about taxing Connecticut’s wealthy to finance relief for the…
Outreach workers Hannah Smith and Jason Blakeman walk through the remains of a Milford encampment that had previously caught fire ahead of a winter storm on January 23, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_0123_SR_HomelessStorm_312-771x514.jpg" /> CT must approach homelessness…
Gov. Ned Lamont celebrates his relection during an Election Night Party on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/DEMS-ELECTION-NIGHT-1103-SG-17-771x578.jpg" /> Governing requires accepting responsibility for everyone, including those who…
Nov. 5, 2026 " data-image-caption=" Jeff Currey, the House majority chief of staff, talks to new members at an orientation Thursday night. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/BECC1AF4-4E35-4883-8ED3-7EA3CC57DABC-771x578.jpg" /> CT House and Senate Democrats welcomed 37 new…
Erin Daly, who teaches third grade and is president of the Danbury Federation of Teachers, poses for a portrait in her classroom at Pembroke Elementary in Danbury on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/DANBURY-TEACHERS-1021-SG-05-771x578.jpg" /> The Immigration…
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy answers a question from host John Dankosky during Connecticut Mirror’s “In the Room” series at Connecticut Public Broadcasting in Hartford on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/In-The-Room-0826-SG-02-771x578.jpg" /> A spokesman for Chris…
Revolution Wind turbine being installed. " data-image-caption=" Turbine installation for Revolution Wind, Connecticut’s only offshore wind project. The Trump administration had ordered construction stopped. A court ordered work resumed while the full case plays out in court. "…
Ahnaleigh Wilson, 17, a track athlete who says she has competed against and placed behind transgender athletes at meets, holds a sign for Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham during a rally before a WNBA basketball game between the Fever and the Seattle Storm, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Seattle. "…
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite " data-image-caption=" House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who is poised to become speaker of the House, is joined by Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair, and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the House minority whip, right, at a news…
CCSU – Campus Scenic Photos – May 14, 2023 " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CCSU-archway.jpg" /> At Central, shared governance apparently means being invited to speak, then finding out what happened after everyone stopped listening.
U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes speaks during a post-Election Day news briefing at the state Capitol in Hartford on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/POST-ELECTION-1104-SG-13-771x578.jpg" /> CT's delegation prepares to gain significant influence with new committee…
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas gave the press an update on Election Day on November 4, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ELECTION-DAY-1104-SR-15-771x514.jpg" /> The town of Wallingford will conduct a “discrepancy recount” on Friday following potential ballot mishandling.
Gov. Ned Lamont speaks during a post-Election Day news briefing at the state Capitol in Hartford on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/POST-ELECTION-1104-SG-15-771x578.jpg" /> CT Democrats celebrated Gov. Ned Lamont's landslide reelection and Republicans'…
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Attorney General William Tong listen to a speaker during a post-Election Day news briefing at the state Capitol in Hartford on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/POST-ELECTION-1104-SG-17-771x578.jpg" /> Blumenthal, 80, didn’t…
Indiana state Reps. Ed DeLaney, Cherrish Pryor, Phil GiaQuinta, Carey Hamilton, Vanessa Summers and Greg Porter declare that Indiana Democrats broke the House GOP’s supermajority on Nov. 3, 2026. Democrats flipped several legislative chambers and broke Republican supermajorities across the country. "…
Antonietta Roy, right, leaves the U.S. District Court in Bridgeport with her attorney on October 7, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025_1007_SR_KostaTrialDay2_016-771x514.jpg" /> Antonietta DiBenedetto Roy was sentenced to two years' probation on Wednesday after admitting to…
On Tuesday, November 17, Daniel Klau will sit down with Emily Bazelon, and Justin Silverman to discuss the state of the first amendment.
Democrats could control majority of governor’s offices for the first time in 16 years after the GOP racked up major losses across the country.
Opening day of the 2020 legislative session. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/State-of-the-State_JA_11301a-771x513.jpg" /> Democrats project majorities of at least 32-4 in the Senate and 111-40 in the House, with other races too close to call.
A fall view in Hamden. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/fall-view-in-hamden-771x308.png" /> In 2018, I wrote a column called “Let’s Stop Hating on Connecticut.” It began with a colleague telling me he loved our state. I was so surprised that I asked, essentially, what was wrong with…
Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas celebrates during an Election Night Party on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/ELECTION-NIGHT-SG-1103-16-771x514.jpg" /> The Democratic incumbents benefitted from campaigns that prioritized…
Luke Bronin, who won in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District race, speaks at an election night party at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/ELECTION-NIGHT-SG-1103-06-771x514.jpg" /> Democratic candidates in CT's U.S. House races…
Gov. Ned Lamont celebrates his relection during an Election Night Party on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/ELECTION-NIGHT-SG-1103-18-771x514.jpg" /> Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat buoyed by Connecticut’s extraordinary string of budget…
Attendees at the third annual Election Day Community Sewing Project at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven on Nov. 3, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/SewingElectionDay-1-771x514.jpeg" /> The gallery's Election Day Sewing Project creates a meditative space on a day that…
file image from Aug. 11, 2026. " data-image-caption=" ‘I Voted’ stickers at a polling place. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ELECTION-DAY-0811-JL-009-771x514.jpg" /> Results for all elections in Connecticut will appear in the posts linked here as they become available after polls…
An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/AP26296509120056-771x434.jpg" /> Federal authorities charged an Oklahoma City man with sending hundreds of letters containing…
A Department of Justice Election Monitor, who declined to be named, waits to talk to voters outside New Haven’s Ward 23 Polling Location, Ross Woodward Classical Studies Magnet School in New Haven on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. "…
Live results from the race between Gov. Ned Lamont and Sen. Ryan Fazio. Election results and race calls are from the Associated Press.
Connecticut’s secretary of state, comptroller, treasurer, and AG are seeking reelection. Data and race calls are from the Associated Press.
This is the first in a series of stories profiling candidates in each congressional district race. " data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/General-1st-Congressional-771x578.png" /> Live results from the race between Luke Bronin and Amy Chai. Election results and race…
This is the second in a series of stories profiling candidates in each congressional district race. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/General-2nd-Congressional-771x578.png" /> Live results from the race between Joe Courtney and George Austin. Election results and race calls are from…
This is the third in a series of stories profiling candidates in each congressional district race. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/General-3rd-Congressional-771x578.png" /> Live results from the race between Rosa DeLauro and Chris Lancia. Election results and race calls are from the…
This is the fourth in a series of stories profiling candidates in each congressional district race. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/General-4th-Congressional-771x578.png" /> Live results from the race between Jim Himes and Michael Goldstein. Election results and race calls are from…
This is the fifth in a series of stories profiling candidates in each congressional district race. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/General-5th-Congressional-771x578.png" /> Live results from the race between Jahana Hayes and Chris Shea. Election results and race calls are from the…
Election results for all 151 House seats in Connecticut's General Assembly. Data and race calls are from the Associated Press.
See the latest results from the 2026 U.S. House of Representatives election. Data and race calls are from the Associated Press.
See the latest results for the 2026 U.S. Senate election. Data and race calls are from the Associated Press.
Election results for all 36 Senate seats in Connecticut’s General Assembly. Data and race calls are from the Associated Press.
Voters cast their ballots after signing up for same-day registration on Election Day at Hartford City Hall early Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/HARTFORD-SAME-DAY-VOTE-1103-SG-05-771x578.jpg" /> Connecticut’s yearlong campaign for governor drew to a…
What kind of society do we want to live in? Is it one that functions because everyone knows they are being watched?
In modern politics, an overwhelming majority of voters expect their “side” to win.
I want to make a plea, and I mean it as a desperate one: Please vote.
Amelia Hall, 8 of Torrington, dances with American Flags before a campaign stop for sate Rep. Josh Elliott’s, D-Hamden, Build the Future Tour at Franklin Plaza in Torrington on June 17, 2026. Elliott is running for governor against incumbent Gov. Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary in August. "…
U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_5440-771x578.jpg" /> WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Mark Pazniokas to talk about the final hours leading up to Election Day.
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas spoke to reporters on Sept. 1, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_2015-771x578.jpeg" /> New Haven is the only CT municipality the DOJ plans on sending election monitors to Tuesday, according to a Sec. of the State spokesperson.
Co-director of EndoRISE, Elise Courtois, opens a freezer door at The Jackson Laboratory in Farmington, where endometriosis testing equipment is stored on Aug. 8, 2024. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/CT-Public-endometriosis-1-771x514.webp" /> Using tissue samples from CT hospitals…
UConn has had five presidents over the past seven years. Over that same period, its ranking has fallen from the low 20’s to the low 30’s among public institutions.
Rescued paint. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/paint-donated-771x400.jpg" /> On Oct. 1, CT became the first in America to expand its paint stewardship program to aerosol paints.
The statue of William Lanson in New Haven. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/William-Lanson-statue.png" /> The proposed new short-term rental ordinance is an affront to the memory of a New Haven housing pioneer.
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy answers a question from host John Dankosky during Connecticut Mirror’s “In the Room” series at Connecticut Public Broadcasting in Hartford on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/In-The-Room-0826-SG-01-771x578.jpg" /> U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy…
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) and State Sen. Ryan Fazio (R-Greenwich). " data-image-caption=" Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont and GOP gubernatorial challenger Ryan Fazio. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/LamontFazio-771x404.webp" /> Gov. Ned Lamont and Republican Ryan Fazio campaigned in…
Attorney Addie Dickens, a deportation defense attorney who specializes in cases involving juveniles with Connecticut Legal Services, at her office in New Britain on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/special-immigrant-juvenile-0828-SG-03-771x578.jpg" /> Special…
With the end of Daylight Savings Time comes earlier darkness -- and increasing danger -- on the streets and roads.
State Rep. Anne Hughes on Equal Pay Day, March 25, 2025 at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Equal-Pay-Day-771x514.jpg" /> Rep. Anne Hughes, D-Easton, was issued a summons for a misdemeanor larceny charge related to taking a Republican…
The handwritten manuscript for “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” originally titled “National Hymn,” by James Weldon Johnson is displayed at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in New Haven, Conn. "…
House Minority Leader Vincent J. Candelora (at microphone), Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding (left,) Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria, and Sen. Jeff Gordon (right) at the press conference on tax cuts on Sept. 9, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_3119-771x578.jpeg" /> In both…
Londyn Brockington and Kamren Robinson lead a performance of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at Betsy Ross Arts & Design Academy on October 30, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/THRILLER11-771x514.jpeg" /> Students at Betsy Ross Arts & Design Academy transformed the New Haven magnet…
Voters cast their ballots during the primary election in Windsor, Aug. 11, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26240664813426-771x513.jpg" /> About 17% of CT's active registered voters had cast ballots by Thursday, but residents still have many ways to vote. Here's what to know.
HARTFORD–7/7/11–A brick laid in memory of Alse Young, the first witch hanged in Hartford, at the Ancient Burying Ground on Main Street in Hartford. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/HC-getout_cemetary_11-771x514.jpg" /> Connecticut was the site of the first known witchcraft executions…
The Sandy Hook memorial opened to the public in November, 2022, 10 years after the mass shooting in Newtown. Sandy Hook Elementary School is seen behind the sycamore tree. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221213_SandyHookMemorial_Newtown_YK_075-771x514.jpg" /> In 'friend of the…
Bat Rehabilitator Maureen Heidtmann checks on a juvenile big brown bat at her home in East Hampton on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Heidtmann is one of three licensed bat rehabilitators who work with bats in the state of Connecticut. "…
Connecticut residents who work for New York employers pay New York income tax on days worked at home under New York’s convenience of the employer rule. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/metro-north-new-haven-line-train-stratford-connecticut-commuters-new-york-convenience-rule-tax-771x51…
House Speaker Matt Ritter " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_7510-771x578.jpg" /> House Speaker Matt Ritter has been approached about replacing Radenka Maric as the president of the University of Connecticut.
Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw claps for Gov. Ned Lamont’s mention of speeding up housing development during his State of the State address on Jan. 8, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0108_SR_SessionFirstDay_650-1-771x514.jpg" /> What happened since 2016 in Avon is emblematic of…
Gov. Ned Lamont and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio at a debate at Mohegan Sun on Oct. 27, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GUBdebate2026_MOHEGAN_WTNH_101-771x434.jpg" /> Here's what CT gubernatorial candidates Ned Lamont and Ryan Fazio are listening to and…
President Donald Trump talks with reporters after arriving on Air Force One, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz…
YSPH Research and Administration Concierge Helen Helpwell (not a human) and retired YSPH Administrative Assistant Dana Greene (a human). " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/NHI-human-or-AI-771x456.png" /> Yale University's approach to AI has raised alarm among workers' unions about the…
Pictured are CT Mirror Hartford Community Engagement Reporter Sandy Battulga (left) and Manager of Engagement Kat Struhar. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_4460-771x451.jpg" /> Sandy Battulga will cover Hartford as a community engagement reporter, while Kat Struhar will grow and…
Republican nominee Chris Shea, left. U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, the Democratic incumbent, right. Hayes and Shea will square off on Nov. 3 in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CT05-SG-771x514.jpg" /> The 5th District is the most competitive in CT…
At a gasoline station in Mansfield, CT on Oct. 24, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Diesel-prices-10-24-26-771x433.jpg" /> The Trump Administration is frantically searching for ways to lower diesel prices just as CT households start buying heating oil for winter.
Mayor Arunan Arulampalam announced the launch of the Hartford HUSKY D Response Coalition at a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Hartford-HuskyD-coalition-pressconference-261028-771x578.jpg" /> The coalition will help Hartford residents…
Kelli-Marie Vallieres, commissioner of the Office of Workforce Strategy, speaks about the state’s progress on AI-oriented workforce development during an event at Goodwin University on October 28, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_4378-771x590.jpeg" /> Leaders highlighted the…
Artist and community organizer Helena Martinez setting up for the museum’s Día de Muertos celebration, a collaboration with Helena’s Casita, at the Wadsworth Athenaeum on October 22, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/DDM_Hartford_2026-4-771x514.jpeg" /> A multi-part Day of the…
Debate continues in the House of Representatives on the last day of the regular session on May 6, 2026. " data-image-caption=" A child tax credit is one proposal likely to be debated in the General Assembly during the 2027 session. "…
Gov. Ned Lamont speaking about the benefits of Transit Oriented Developments at the grand opening of a largely affordable apartment complex in Naugatuck Oct. 26, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CTPublic-Lamont-Naugatuck-771x514.webp" /> Officials say the project is part of a…
A ship in New Haven Harbor on Oct. 26, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/NHIndy-New-Haven-port-771x469.webp" /> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun a long-planned effort to deepen the navigation channel within the New Haven Harbor by five feet.
Voters cast their ballots during the primary election in Windsor, Aug. 11, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26240664813426-771x513.jpg" /> Lately, when I talk with Connecticut residents about the upcoming election, they tell me they're afraid.
I get that highway cameras can be powerful tools for solving crimes, but all this citizen surveillance is starting to feel excessive.