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data-image-title="CTMirror_LegislativeGuide_C" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CTMirror_LegislativeGuide_C-336x280.png" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CTMirror_LegislativeGuide_C.png" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/01/08/ct-2025-legislative-session-guide/" rel="bookmark">CT Mirror’s 2025 Legislative Guide</a></h2> <p>CT Mirror’s legislative guide is here to answer questions about state government and introduce Connecticut residents to their lawmakers.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/staff/">CT Mirror Staff</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-01-08T20:10:18">January 8, 2025 @ 8:10 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-01-10T09:41:37-05:00">January 10, 2025 @ 9:41 am</time> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-3 is-1 is-landscape has-text-align-left" style="" > <div data-posts data-current-post-id="1110353"> <article data-post-id="1114555" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-department-of-energy-and-environmental-protection category-environment type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/18/ct-clean-air-water-constitutional-amendment/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-1200x900.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Proposed amendment would seal right to clean air, water in CT Constitution" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-336x252.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-771x578.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-2000x1500.jpg 2000w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1114588" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/18/ct-clean-air-water-constitutional-amendment/img_4143-2/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1742291767","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_4143" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Nora Romeo, a 10-year-old from Farifield, stands at the front of a group of advocates and state lawmakers pushing for the adoption of an envriommental rights amendment. </p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-336x252.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4143-1-771x578.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/18/ct-clean-air-water-constitutional-amendment/" rel="bookmark">Proposed amendment would seal right to clean air, water in CT Constitution</a></h2> <p>Frustrated by setbacks to codify tougher environmental regulations, advocates and lawmakers are hoping to find success with a new approach.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/jmoritz/">John Moritz</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-18T16:56:17">March 18, 2025 @ 4:56 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-18T16:56:28-04:00">March 18, 2025 @ 4:56 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1114597" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-justice type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/18/devaughn-ward-ct-doc-ombuds-committee-approval/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-1200x900.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="CT DOC ombuds nominee DeVaughn Ward approved by committee" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-336x252.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-771x578.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-200x150.jpg 200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-2000x1500.jpg 2000w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1114599" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/18/devaughn-ward-ct-doc-ombuds-committee-approval/img_8111/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone SE (2nd generation)","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1742296076","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.99","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_8111" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Interim Corrections Ombudsman DeVaughn Ward speaks to lawmakers during a public hearing at the Capitol on March 18, 2025.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-336x252.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8111-771x578.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/18/devaughn-ward-ct-doc-ombuds-committee-approval/" rel="bookmark">CT DOC ombuds nominee DeVaughn Ward approved by committee</a></h2> <p>The nomination of Ward, who has served as interim ombuds since September, must now be voted on by the full General Assembly.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/eotte/">Emilia Otte</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-18T16:11:16">March 18, 2025 @ 4:11 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-18T22:40:39-04:00">March 18, 2025 @ 10:40 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1114635" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-feature-story category-health type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/18/ct-bill-would-guarantee-reproductive-care-to-minors-without-parental-consent/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="400" height="300" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/public-health-committee-400x300.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image" alt="CT bill would guarantee reproductive care to minors without parental consent" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/public-health-committee-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/public-health-committee-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1114637" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/public-health-committee/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/public-health-committee.jpg" data-orig-size="589,353" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="public-health-committee" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Members of Connecticut’s Public Health Committee listen to public hearing testimony regarding access to reproductive care for minors. </p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/public-health-committee-336x201.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/public-health-committee.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/18/ct-bill-would-guarantee-reproductive-care-to-minors-without-parental-consent/" rel="bookmark">CT bill would guarantee reproductive care to minors without parental consent</a></h2> <p>In Connecticut, minors can consent to a range of health services, but contraceptive and pregnancy related care are exceptions.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kgolvala/">Katy Golvala</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-18T16:05:00">March 18, 2025 @ 4:05 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-18T17:18:53-04:00">March 18, 2025 @ 5:18 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1114524" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-budget-economy type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/18/lamonts-budget-for-ct-is-230-million-short/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-1200x900.jpeg" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Lamont’s budget for CT is $230 million short" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-600x450.jpeg 600w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-400x300.jpeg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-200x150.jpeg 200w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1066608" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2024_0207_sr_budget_082/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Shahrzad Rasekh","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark III","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1707302464","copyright":"","focal_length":"130","iso":"2000","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2024_0207_SR_Budget_082" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Jeffrey Beckham, secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, gives the budget overview at the Legislative Office Building on the first day of the legislative session, Feb. 7, 2025. Chris Collibee, Director of Communications at the Office of Policy and Management, watches at left.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-336x224.jpeg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-771x514.jpeg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/18/lamonts-budget-for-ct-is-230-million-short/" rel="bookmark">Lamont’s budget for CT is $230 million short</a></h2> <p>Employee health care costs would push Gov. Ned Lamont’s spending plan more than $100 million over the spending cap in the next fiscal year.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. Phaneuf</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-18T07:30:00">March 18, 2025 @ 7:30 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-17T22:04:05-04:00">March 17, 2025 @ 10:04 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1114382" class="tag-2025-legislative-session category-environment type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/17/ct-single-use-plastics-polystyrene-ban/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="771" height="513" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191219-MIRA-5-771x513.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="CT lawmakers revive debate over banning single-use plastics, polystyrene" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191219-MIRA-5-771x513.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191219-MIRA-5-336x224.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191219-MIRA-5-768x511.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="887870" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/mira-5/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191219-MIRA-5.jpg" data-orig-size="3509,2336" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4.5","credit":"Cloe Poisson","camera":"NIKON D4","caption":"The Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) facility in Hartford, December 19, 2019. Photos by Cloe Poisson","created_timestamp":"1576772608","copyright":"","focal_length":"95","iso":"4000","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"MIRA","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="MIRA" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>The Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) facility in Hartford, December 19, 2019. </p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191219-MIRA-5-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191219-MIRA-5-771x513.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/17/ct-single-use-plastics-polystyrene-ban/" rel="bookmark">CT lawmakers revive debate over banning single-use plastics, polystyrene</a></h2> <p>It’s the latest in a string of similar proposals that have elicited mixed reactions from the public and drawn opposition from the restaurant industry.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/jmoritz/">John Moritz</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-17T16:49:04">March 17, 2025 @ 4:49 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-18T09:45:03-04:00">March 18, 2025 @ 9:45 am</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1114432" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-top-story category-justice category-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/17/ct-prison-sentence-reductions-bill/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-1200x900.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Bill would give incarcerated more options for sentence reductions" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-336x252.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-771x578.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-200x150.jpg 200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-2000x1500.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1114435" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/17/ct-prison-sentence-reductions-bill/img_8079-3/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone SE (2nd generation)","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1742211062","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.99","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_8079" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Gaylord Salters, who was in prison for 20 years before having his sentence modified, testifies at a public hearing at the Capitol on Monday, March 17, 2025.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-336x252.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8079-771x578.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/17/ct-prison-sentence-reductions-bill/" rel="bookmark">Bill would give incarcerated more options for sentence reductions</a></h2> <p>The bill would allow judges to reduce sentences under mandatory minimums and would streamline the process of requesting a modification.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/eotte/">Emilia Otte</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-17T16:43:49">March 17, 2025 @ 4:43 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-18T09:45:07-04:00">March 18, 2025 @ 9:45 am</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1114375" class="tag-2025-legislative-session category-education type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/17/ct-higher-education-committee-bills/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025_0307_SR_CampusSurveillanceHearing_180-1200x900.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="A look at CT bills concerning higher education access, affordability" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025_0307_SR_CampusSurveillanceHearing_180-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025_0307_SR_CampusSurveillanceHearing_180-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025_0307_SR_CampusSurveillanceHearing_180-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025_0307_SR_CampusSurveillanceHearing_180-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025_0307_SR_CampusSurveillanceHearing_180-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1113367" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025_0307_sr_campussurveillancehearing_180/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025_0307_SR_CampusSurveillanceHearing_180-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1708" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4.5","credit":"Shahrzad Rasekh","camera":"Canon EOS R5m2","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1741368009","copyright":"All rights reserved","focal_length":"63","iso":"2000","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="2025_0307_SR_CampusSurveillanceHearing_180" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>The Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee heard public testimony in opposition to and in support of SB 980 at the capitol in Hartford on Friday, March 7, 2025.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025_0307_SR_CampusSurveillanceHearing_180-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025_0307_SR_CampusSurveillanceHearing_180-771x514.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/17/ct-higher-education-committee-bills/" rel="bookmark">A look at CT bills concerning higher education access, affordability</a></h2> <p>Over two dozen bills will advance out of CT’s Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee this year. Here’s a look at some of them.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/jharkay/">Jessika Harkay</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-17T16:29:02">March 17, 2025 @ 4:29 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-18T09:45:30-04:00">March 18, 2025 @ 9:45 am</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1114253" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/14/ct-pequot-genocide-treaty-of-hartford/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_3892-1-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Resolution calls for CT to condemn a genocide within its borders" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_3892-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_3892-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_3892-1-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="953217" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2021/11/18/connecticuts-time-of-reckoning-with-a-colonial-heros-horrific-past/img_3892-2/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_3892-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1223,853" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1637240272","copyright":"","focal_length":"6","iso":"25","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="the attack" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Aa stone relief on the Capitol depicting the attack John Mason led on a fortified Pequot village in 1637.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_3892-1-336x234.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_3892-1-771x538.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/14/ct-pequot-genocide-treaty-of-hartford/" rel="bookmark">Resolution calls for CT to condemn a genocide within its borders</a></h2> <p>A resolution proposed by Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, would condemn the 1638 Treaty of Hartford that ended the Pequot War.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/mpazniokas/">Mark Pazniokas</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-14T15:25:20">March 14, 2025 @ 3:25 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-14T16:02:52-04:00">March 14, 2025 @ 4:02 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1114092" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-budget-economy type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/14/ct-cities-and-towns-ccm-lamont/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="771" height="591" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong-771x591.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="CT cities and towns urge lawmakers to battle Lamont" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong-771x591.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong-336x258.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="823855" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2017/03/07/partisan-ct-budget-feud-extends-to-town-budgets-as-well/delong/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong.jpg" data-orig-size="2446,1875" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 5s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1485342146","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.033333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Joe DeLong" data-image-description="<p>Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Executive Director Joe DeLong</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Executive Director Joe DeLong</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong-336x258.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong-771x591.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/14/ct-cities-and-towns-ccm-lamont/" rel="bookmark">CT cities and towns urge lawmakers to battle Lamont</a></h2> <p>The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities launched a campaign attacking the governor for allowing CT’s overreliance on property taxes.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. Phaneuf</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-14T08:00:00">March 14, 2025 @ 8:00 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-13T19:58:26-04:00">March 13, 2025 @ 7:58 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1114116" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-feature-story tag-nursing-homes tag-top-story category-health category-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/13/ct-nursing-homes-direct-care/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="771" height="514" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210312_NursingHome_NewLondon_YK_019-771x514.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Bills advance to make nursing homes spend more on direct care" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210312_NursingHome_NewLondon_YK_019-771x514.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210312_NursingHome_NewLondon_YK_019-336x224.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210312_NursingHome_NewLondon_YK_019-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210312_NursingHome_NewLondon_YK_019-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210312_NursingHome_NewLondon_YK_019-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210312_NursingHome_NewLondon_YK_019-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210312_NursingHome_NewLondon_YK_019.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="928946" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2021/03/22/the-clouds-are-starting-to-open-residents-and-staff-remember-hardship-contemplate-future-one-year-after-covid-hit-connecticuts-nursing-homes/20210312_nursinghome_newlondon_yk_019/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210312_NursingHome_NewLondon_YK_019.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Yehyun Kim","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV","caption":"Sofia Agranovich has lunch at Beechwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Care. It was the third day that a limited number of residents were allowed to have meals together in the dining room, sitting distanced from one another.","created_timestamp":"1615565924","copyright":"Yehyun Kim","focal_length":"45","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="20210312_NursingHome_NewLondon_YK_019" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Sofia Agranovich has lunch at Beechwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Care.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210312_NursingHome_NewLondon_YK_019-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210312_NursingHome_NewLondon_YK_019-771x514.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/13/ct-nursing-homes-direct-care/" rel="bookmark">Bills advance to make nursing homes spend more on direct care</a></h2> <p>Two bills that would require nursing homes to spend 80% of their funds on direct care of residents passed through committee on Thursday.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/jcarlesso/">Jenna Carlesso</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-13T19:56:35">March 13, 2025 @ 7:56 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-18T09:47:05-04:00">March 18, 2025 @ 9:47 am</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1114085" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-feature-story tag-office-of-child-advocate tag-top-story category-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/13/ct-child-advocate-appointment-bill/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="771" height="497" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sarah-Eagan-and-Joette-Katz--771x497.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="CT child advocate bill reworked following Lamont opposition" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sarah-Eagan-and-Joette-Katz--771x497.jpeg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sarah-Eagan-and-Joette-Katz--336x217.jpeg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sarah-Eagan-and-Joette-Katz--768x495.jpeg 768w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="834502" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/sarah-eagan-and-joette-katz/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sarah-Eagan-and-Joette-Katz-.jpeg" data-orig-size="3907,2520" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1513681258","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.033333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Sarah Eagan and Joette Katz" data-image-description="<p>Child Advocate Sarah Eagan listens as Department of Children and Families Commissioner Joette Katz testifies before the Committee on Children</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Child Advocate Sarah Eagan listens as Department of Children and Families Commissioner Joette Katz testifies before the Committee on Children</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sarah-Eagan-and-Joette-Katz--336x217.jpeg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sarah-Eagan-and-Joette-Katz--771x497.jpeg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/13/ct-child-advocate-appointment-bill/" rel="bookmark">CT child advocate bill reworked following Lamont opposition</a></h2> <p>The bill, which wouldn’t take the power to appoint CT’s child advocate away from the governor, is a far cry from what had previously passed.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/gmonk/">Ginny Monk</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/ltillman/">Laura Tillman</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-13T18:21:27">March 13, 2025 @ 6:21 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-13T18:28:13-04:00">March 13, 2025 @ 6:28 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1114062" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-pura-2 tag-top-story category-environment type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/13/david-arconti-ct-pura-board-appointee/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220504_LegislativeSession_Hartford_YK_083-1200x900.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Committee OKs former lawmaker, UI exec to serve on PURA board" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220504_LegislativeSession_Hartford_YK_083-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220504_LegislativeSession_Hartford_YK_083-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220504_LegislativeSession_Hartford_YK_083-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220504_LegislativeSession_Hartford_YK_083-200x150.jpg 200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220504_LegislativeSession_Hartford_YK_083-600x450.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="992886" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/20220504_legislativesession_hartford_yk_083/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220504_LegislativeSession_Hartford_YK_083.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"Yehyun Kim \/ CT Mirror","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV","caption":"Rep. David Arconti, D-Danbury, Rep. Sean Scanlon, D-Guilford, Rep. Maria Horn, D-Salisbury, left to right, have a conversation during the break.","created_timestamp":"1651679507","copyright":"Yehyun Kim \/ CT Mirror","focal_length":"45","iso":"4000","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="20220504_LegislativeSession_Hartford_YK_083" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Rep. David Arconti, D-Danbury, Rep. Sean Scanlon, D-Guilford, Rep. Maria Horn, D-Salisbury, left to right, speak on the House floor in 2022.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220504_LegislativeSession_Hartford_YK_083-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220504_LegislativeSession_Hartford_YK_083-771x514.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/13/david-arconti-ct-pura-board-appointee/" rel="bookmark">Committee OKs former lawmaker, UI exec to serve on PURA board</a></h2> <p>David Arconti, a Democrat who represented Danbury in the state House of Representatives, has been an interim commissioner since August.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/jmoritz/">John Moritz</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-13T16:09:27">March 13, 2025 @ 4:09 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-18T17:24:58-04:00">March 18, 2025 @ 5:24 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1113966" class="tag-2025-legislative-session category-justice category-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/13/ct-gun-liability-law/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-1200x900.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Gun retailers fear liability law would drive them out of business" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-336x252.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-771x578.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-200x150.jpg 200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-2000x1500.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1113978" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/13/ct-gun-liability-law/img_7992-3/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone SE (2nd generation)","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1741777237","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.99","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_7992" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Michele McBrien, the co-owner of Patriot Ware Holsters in Waterbury, spoke before legislators at a Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-336x252.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7992-771x578.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/13/ct-gun-liability-law/" rel="bookmark">Gun retailers fear liability law would drive them out of business</a></h2> <p>Business owners and advocates argued that Connecticut’s laws are already stringent when it comes to who can purchase a gun. </p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/eotte/">Emilia Otte</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-13T09:00:00">March 13, 2025 @ 9:00 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-14T09:15:35-04:00">March 14, 2025 @ 9:15 am</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1113098" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-budget-economy type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/13/ct-child-tax-credit-federal-cuts/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1-1200x900.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Will federal budget cuts sink CT tax break for families?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1-800x600.jpg 800w, 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data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1-771x514.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/13/ct-child-tax-credit-federal-cuts/" rel="bookmark">Will federal budget cuts sink CT tax break for families?</a></h2> <p>Advocates say tax relief such as a child tax credit is needed now as support programs shrink, but federal cuts could complicate matters.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. Phaneuf</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-13T05:00:00">March 13, 2025 @ 5:00 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-14T16:01:09-04:00">March 14, 2025 @ 4:01 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1113965" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-affordable-housing tag-feature-story tag-transit-oriented-development category-housing type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/12/ct-work-live-ride-bill-passes-committee/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025_0203_SR_HousingPolicy283-1200x900.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="CT’s contentious ‘Work Live Ride’ housing bill passes committee" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025_0203_SR_HousingPolicy283-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025_0203_SR_HousingPolicy283-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025_0203_SR_HousingPolicy283-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025_0203_SR_HousingPolicy283-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025_0203_SR_HousingPolicy283-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1109035" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025_0203_sr_housingpolicy283/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025_0203_SR_HousingPolicy283.jpg" data-orig-size="2500,1667" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"Shahrzad Rasekh","camera":"Canon EOS R6m2","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1738608644","copyright":"All rights reserved","focal_length":"200","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="2025_0203_SR_HousingPolicy283" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw, D-Avon, at a Planning and Development Committee hearing at the Legislative Office Building on February 3, 2025.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025_0203_SR_HousingPolicy283-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025_0203_SR_HousingPolicy283-771x514.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/12/ct-work-live-ride-bill-passes-committee/" rel="bookmark">CT’s contentious ‘Work Live Ride’ housing bill passes committee</a></h2> <p>The legislation, designed to encourage more housing near public transportation hubs, is one of the more controversial bills this session.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/gmonk/">Ginny Monk</a></span> </span> <time 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