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data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="CNNCTCT_TOWING_PANEL_1_COL-1x1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CNNCTCT_TOWING_PANEL_1_COL-1x1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true-336x336.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CNNCTCT_TOWING_PANEL_1_COL-1x1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true-771x771.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CNNCTCT_TOWING_PANEL_1_COL-1x1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true-771x771.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1104199 size-thumbnail" 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https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CNNCTCT_TOWING_PANEL_1_COL-1x1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CNNCTCT_TOWING_PANEL_1_COL-1x1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CNNCTCT_TOWING_PANEL_1_COL-1x1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true-600x600.jpg 600w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CNNCTCT_TOWING_PANEL_1_COL-1x1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CNNCTCT_TOWING_PANEL_1_COL-1x1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true-200x200.jpg 200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CNNCTCT_TOWING_PANEL_1_COL-1x1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CNNCTCT_TOWING_PANEL_1_COL-1x1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true-1568x1568.jpg 1568w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CNNCTCT_TOWING_PANEL_1_COL-1x1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true.jpg 1898w" sizes="(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="impact-of-climate-change-on-connecticut"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/on-the-hook/">On the Hook</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: Ongoing reporting in collaboration with ProPublica on a Connecticut law giving the DMV permission to allow towing companies to sell some people’s cars after 15 days.</li> <li>Authors: Dave Altimari, Ginny Monk and Haru Coryne | ProPublica</li> <li>Date: January 2025-present</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/fiscal-guardrails-or-a-straitjacket/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="300" data-attachment-id="1065598" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/series/dscn9245-e1496336109277-2/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSCN9245-e1496336109277.jpg" data-orig-size="300,300" 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="DSCN9245-e1496336109277" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSCN9245-e1496336109277.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSCN9245-e1496336109277.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSCN9245-e1496336109277.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1065598 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSCN9245-e1496336109277.jpg 300w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSCN9245-e1496336109277-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSCN9245-e1496336109277-200x200.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="impact-of-climate-change-on-connecticut"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/fiscal-guardrails-or-a-straitjacket/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fiscal Guardrails or a Straitjacket?</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: A three-part series that asks whether Connecticut’s financial protections are keeping us on track or keeping us paralyzed.</li> <li>Author: Keith M. Phaneuf</li> <li>Date: January 2024</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/high-water-high-anxiety/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="771" height="771" data-attachment-id="1057069" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/series/2023_0717_sr_flooding_038-scaled/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1707,1707" 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="Hartford Flooding Cropped" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Connecticut has faced multiple flooding events in the last year and now the hurricane predictions for the upcoming season are the most severe ever issued. Legislation this session would establish programs so communities could put resiliency measures in place.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-336x336.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-771x771.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-771x771.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1057069 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-771x771.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-336x336.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1-1568x1568.jpg 1568w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_0717_SR_Flooding_038-scaled-1.jpg 1707w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="impact-of-climate-change-on-connecticut"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/high-water-high-anxiety/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">High Water, High Anxiety</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: A four-part series examining the impact of flooding on Connecticut’s communities.</li> <li>Author: Jan Ellen Spiegel</li> <li>Date: October-November 2023</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/ct-asian-diaspora-in-focus/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="771" height="771" data-attachment-id="1052234" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/series/02_20220814_cambodianbuddhistsocietyofct_bristol_yk_046-2/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046.jpg" data-orig-size="1333,1333" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4.5","credit":"Yehyun Kim","camera":"ILCE-9","caption":"Dany Khan, left, prays at the fundraising event at the Cambodian Buddhist Society of Connecticut in Bristol on Aug. 14, 2022. Khan also introduced monks to other temple members before the pray.","created_timestamp":"1660445741","copyright":"Yehyun Kim \/ CT Mirror","focal_length":"35","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Dany Khan, left, prays at the fundraising event at the Cambodian Buddhist Society of Connecticut in Bristol on Aug. 14, 2022. Khan also introduced monks to other temple members before the pray.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046-336x336.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046-771x771.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046-771x771.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1052234 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046-771x771.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046-336x336.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046-768x768.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046-600x600.jpg 600w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046-200x200.jpg 200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/02_20220814_CambodianBuddhistSocietyofCT_Bristol_YK_046.jpg 1333w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="impact-of-climate-change-on-connecticut"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/ct-asian-diaspora-in-focus/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Diaspora in Focus</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: Profiles of one Connecticut resident from each of the 21 Asian ethnicities as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau</li> <li>Authors: Yehyun Kim and Katy Golvala</li> <li>Date: September 2023</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/ct-elder-care-aging-series/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="1006350" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/20220811_paulbrianliistro_manchester_yk_185/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220811_PaulBrianLiistro_Manchester_YK_185.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"Yehyun Kim","camera":"ILCE-9","caption":"The inside of the independent living facility, Arbors of Hop Brook. \"We are used to very high expectations,\" said Shery Johnson, who has worked with the Liistro family for one and a half year as a resident service director.","created_timestamp":"1660237754","copyright":"Yehyun Kim \/ CT Mirror","focal_length":"35","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="20220811_Paul&BrianLiistro_Manchester_YK_185" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>The inside of the independent living facility, Arbors of Hop Brook. “We are used to very high expectations,” said Shery Johnson, who has worked with the Liistro family for one and a half year as a resident service director.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220811_PaulBrianLiistro_Manchester_YK_185-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220811_PaulBrianLiistro_Manchester_YK_185-771x514.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220811_PaulBrianLiistro_Manchester_YK_185-140x140.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1006350 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220811_PaulBrianLiistro_Manchester_YK_185-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220811_PaulBrianLiistro_Manchester_YK_185-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220811_PaulBrianLiistro_Manchester_YK_185-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220811_PaulBrianLiistro_Manchester_YK_185-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220811_PaulBrianLiistro_Manchester_YK_185-200x200.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="impact-of-climate-change-on-connecticut"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/ct-elder-care-aging-series/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Connecticut’s Elder Care Reckoning</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: An extensive look at the challenges in finding care for Connecticut residents as they age.</li> <li>Authors: Jenna Carlesso and Dave Altimari</li> <li>Date: March 2023 to April 2023</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/series/the-next-stage/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="1006320" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/20220726_manufacturing_killingly_yk_031/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220726_Manufacturing_Killingly_YK_031.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":"Kyle Tyszka reads the blueprint in classroom. \"The more you can actually get your hands on physically, at least it resonates a little bit better than just sitting in there, theory,\" said Justin Stanley, the instructor who graduated from the full time program and is starting his fifth year as an instructor.","created_timestamp":"1658852377","copyright":"Yehyun Kim \/ CT Mirror","focal_length":"70","iso":"1600","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="20220726_Manufacturing_Killingly_YK_031" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Kyle Tyszka reads the blueprint in classroom. “The more you can actually get your hands on physically, at least it resonates a little bit better than just sitting in there, theory,” said Justin Stanley, the instructor who graduated from the full time program and is starting his fifth year as an instructor.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220726_Manufacturing_Killingly_YK_031-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220726_Manufacturing_Killingly_YK_031-771x514.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220726_Manufacturing_Killingly_YK_031-140x140.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1006320 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220726_Manufacturing_Killingly_YK_031-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220726_Manufacturing_Killingly_YK_031-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220726_Manufacturing_Killingly_YK_031-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220726_Manufacturing_Killingly_YK_031-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220726_Manufacturing_Killingly_YK_031-200x200.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="impact-of-climate-change-on-connecticut"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/series/the-next-stage/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Next Stage</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: A three-part series that examines how Connecticut’s career and technical education programs prepare students for manufacturing careers.</li> <li>Author: Erica E. Phillips</li> <li>Date: October 2022 to February 2023</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/series/noticetoquit/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="1019380" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2022/12/11/ct-eviction-rate-children-effects/how-eviction-affects-connecticuts-families-and-children/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/How-eviction-affects-Connecticuts-families-and-children.png" data-orig-size="2000,1429" 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":"0"}" data-image-title="How eviction affects Connecticut’s families and children" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/How-eviction-affects-Connecticuts-families-and-children-336x240.png" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/How-eviction-affects-Connecticuts-families-and-children-771x551.png" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/How-eviction-affects-Connecticuts-families-and-children-140x140.png" alt="Notice to Quit: A CT Mirror Series on Evictions" class="wp-image-1019380 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/How-eviction-affects-Connecticuts-families-and-children-140x140.png 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/How-eviction-affects-Connecticuts-families-and-children-1200x1200.png 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/How-eviction-affects-Connecticuts-families-and-children-800x800.png 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/How-eviction-affects-Connecticuts-families-and-children-400x400.png 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/How-eviction-affects-Connecticuts-families-and-children-200x200.png 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="impact-of-climate-change-on-connecticut"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/series/noticetoquit/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Notice to Quit</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: A four-part series that examines evictions in Connecticut and their effects on children and families.</li> <li>Author: Ginny Monk</li> <li>Date: December 2022</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/series/burdenofbail/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="886458" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2019/12/06/state-considering-alternatives-to-unjust-cash-bail-system/bail_bonds/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Bail_Bonds.jpg" data-orig-size="4368,2912" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 5D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1221958621","copyright":"","focal_length":"24","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.076923076923077","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Bail_Bonds" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Bail_Bonds-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Bail_Bonds-771x514.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Bail_Bonds-140x140.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-886458 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Bail_Bonds-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Bail_Bonds-237x237.jpg 237w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Bail_Bonds-178x178.jpg 178w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Bail_Bonds-320x320.jpg 320w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Bail_Bonds-64x64.jpg 64w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="impact-of-climate-change-on-connecticut"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/series/burdenofbail/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Burden of Bail</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: A three-part series that explores the effects and challenges of Connecticut’s cash bail system.</li> <li>Author: Kelan Lyons</li> <li>Date: July 2022 to August 2022</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/impact-of-climate-change-on-ct/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="1009607" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2022/09/25/heat-affects-health-overlooked-outcome-of-climate-change-health-connecticut/heatvulnerability/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/heatvulnerability.jpg" data-orig-size="1043,853" 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":"0"}" data-image-title="heatvulnerability" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>The heat vulnerability index, compiled by the University of Connecticut’s Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation, shows areas that are more vulnerable to heat-related impacts of climate change.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/heatvulnerability-336x275.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/heatvulnerability-771x631.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/heatvulnerability-140x140.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1009607 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/heatvulnerability-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/heatvulnerability-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/heatvulnerability-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/heatvulnerability-200x200.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="impact-of-climate-change-on-connecticut"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/ct-changing-climate-series" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Planning for a Changing Climate</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: An extensive look at various climate change-related challenges across the state and plans to address them</li> <li>Author: Jan Ellen Spiegel</li> <li>Date: January 2021 to January 2022</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/single-moms-series/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="934329" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2021/05/21/photo-essay-as-covid-era-restrictions-fall-connecticut-residents-look-for-a-new-normal/20210519_reopening_bushnellpark_yk_079/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210519_Reopening_BushnellPark_YK_079.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5","credit":"Yehyun Kim \/ CT Mirror","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV","caption":"From left, Venya Barna, 8, and Rudra Barna, 4, climb the obstacle as their mom, Ritu Barna, watches. Ritu said she started not to wear a mask at non-crowded outdoor areas about a week ago.","created_timestamp":"1621457163","copyright":"Yehyun Kim \/ CT Mirror","focal_length":"35","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.003125","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="20210519_Reopening_BushnellPark_YK_079" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>From left, Venya Barna, 8, and Rudra Barna, 4, climb the obstacle as their mom, Ritu Barna, watches. Ritu said she started not to wear a mask at non-crowded outdoor areas about a week ago.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210519_Reopening_BushnellPark_YK_079-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210519_Reopening_BushnellPark_YK_079-771x514.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210519_Reopening_BushnellPark_YK_079-140x140.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-934329 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210519_Reopening_BushnellPark_YK_079-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210519_Reopening_BushnellPark_YK_079-237x237.jpg 237w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210519_Reopening_BushnellPark_YK_079-178x178.jpg 178w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210519_Reopening_BushnellPark_YK_079-320x320.jpg 320w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210519_Reopening_BushnellPark_YK_079-200x200.jpg 200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210519_Reopening_BushnellPark_YK_079-300x300.jpg 300w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210519_Reopening_BushnellPark_YK_079-64x64.jpg 64w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="single-moms-parenting-alone-during-covid"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/single-moms-series/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Single Moms: Parenting Alone During COVID</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: An examination of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on single mothers</li> <li>Authors: Isabella Zou, Elizabeth Hamilton, Kira Goldenberg, Yehyun Kim</li> <li>Published: May 2021</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/inclusive-economic-growth/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="914802" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2020/10/12/cities-now-need-a-better-deal-as-connecticut-digs-out-of-pandemic-slump/firstinclusivegrowth_kim_01/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FirstInclusiveGrowth_KIM_01-e1610071215568.jpg" data-orig-size="1077,591" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"7.1","credit":"Yehyun Kim","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV","caption":"People sit at a bus station on Park St in Frog Hollow in Hartford. The top 1% of the families in Connecticut make 37.2 times more than the bottom 99%, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Street scenes from Frog Hollow and Westport, some of the poor and rich neighborhoods in Connecticut, show the economic disparity.","created_timestamp":"1600366332","copyright":"Yehyun Kim","focal_length":"70","iso":"160","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="FirstInclusiveGrowth_KIM_01" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>People wait for the bus on Park Street in the Frog Hollow neighborhood of Hartford. </p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FirstInclusiveGrowth_KIM_01-e1610071215568-336x184.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FirstInclusiveGrowth_KIM_01-e1610071215568-771x423.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FirstInclusiveGrowth_KIM_01-e1610071215568-140x140.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-914802 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FirstInclusiveGrowth_KIM_01-e1610071215568-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FirstInclusiveGrowth_KIM_01-e1610071215568-237x237.jpg 237w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FirstInclusiveGrowth_KIM_01-e1610071215568-178x178.jpg 178w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FirstInclusiveGrowth_KIM_01-e1610071215568-320x320.jpg 320w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FirstInclusiveGrowth_KIM_01-e1610071215568-200x200.jpg 200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FirstInclusiveGrowth_KIM_01-e1610071215568-300x300.jpg 300w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FirstInclusiveGrowth_KIM_01-e1610071215568-64x64.jpg 64w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="a-better-deal-inclusive-economic-recovery"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/inclusive-economic-growth/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Better Deal: Inclusive Economic Recovery</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: An exploration of challenges and opportunities for inclusive recovery in Connecticut</li> <li>Authors: Tom Condon, Mark Pazniokas, Keith Phaneuf, Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, Jenna Carlesso, Kelan Lyons</li> <li>Published: October 2020 to January 2021</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/connecticuts-scramble-for-food-in-covid-times/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="899013" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2020/05/08/foodshare-hands-out-record-amount-of-groceries-amidst-new-warnings-about-meat-shortages/i-sgf6h3k-xl/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/i-SGF6h3K-XL.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,683" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"ILCE-7M3","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1587386030","copyright":"","focal_length":"43","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Foodshare Rentschler Field 04/21" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Cars began lining up around 6am for Foodshare’s expanded food giveaway that began at 8:30am.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/i-SGF6h3K-XL-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/i-SGF6h3K-XL-771x514.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/i-SGF6h3K-XL-140x140.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-899013 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/i-SGF6h3K-XL-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/i-SGF6h3K-XL-237x237.jpg 237w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/i-SGF6h3K-XL-178x178.jpg 178w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/i-SGF6h3K-XL-320x320.jpg 320w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/i-SGF6h3K-XL-64x64.jpg 64w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="ct-s-scramble-for-food-in-covid-times"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/connecticuts-scramble-for-food-in-covid-times/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CT’s Scramble for Food in COVID Times</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: An examination of food supply chain challenges in Connecticut in COVID’s early days</li> <li>Author: Jan Ellen Spiegel</li> <li>Published: April and May 2020</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/separated-by-design/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="888191" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2020/03/05/local-housing-authorities-give-themselves-perfect-scores-renters-disagree/final_500x500-2/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/final_500x500-1.jpg" data-orig-size="500,500" data-comments-opened="1" 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="Housing social media" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Invisible Walls</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/final_500x500-1-336x336.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/final_500x500-1.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/final_500x500-1-140x140.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-888191 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/final_500x500-1-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/final_500x500-1-336x336.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/final_500x500-1-237x237.jpg 237w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/final_500x500-1-178x178.jpg 178w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/final_500x500-1-320x320.jpg 320w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/final_500x500-1-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/final_500x500-1.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="separated-by-design"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/series/separatedbydesign/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Separated By Design</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: An authoritative assessment of exclusionary housing policy in Connecticut</li> <li>Author: Jacqueline Rabe Thomas</li> <li>Published: May 2019 to June 2020</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/cities-project/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="771" height="771" data-attachment-id="973794" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/series/citiesproject-logos-square/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CitiesProject-logos-square.png" data-orig-size="1156,1156" 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":"0"}" data-image-title="CitiesProject-logos-square" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CitiesProject-logos-square-336x336.png" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CitiesProject-logos-square-771x771.png" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CitiesProject-logos-square-771x771.png" alt="" class="wp-image-973794 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CitiesProject-logos-square-771x771.png 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CitiesProject-logos-square-336x336.png 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CitiesProject-logos-square-140x140.png 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CitiesProject-logos-square-768x768.png 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CitiesProject-logos-square-800x800.png 800w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CitiesProject-logos-square-400x400.png 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CitiesProject-logos-square-200x200.png 200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CitiesProject-logos-square.png 1156w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-cities-project"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/cities-project/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Cities Project</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: An exploration of challenges and solutions related to revitalizing Connecticut’s cities</li> <li>Authors: Tom Condon in collaboration with reporters from Connecticut Public Radio, Hearst Connecticut Media, Hartford Courant, Republican-American of Waterbury, Hartford Business Journal, and Purple States</li> <li>Published: June to October 2019</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text 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is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/extreme-inequality-connecticuts-wealth-dilemma/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="845429" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2018/05/29/already-deep-debt-connecticut-struggles-extremes-wealth-income/bridgeport-sign-downtown-2/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bridgeport-sign-downtown-1.jpg" data-orig-size="3186,2257" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1525107943","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"25","shutter_speed":"0.00081900081900082","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Bridgeport sign downtown" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Bridgeport</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bridgeport-sign-downtown-1-336x238.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bridgeport-sign-downtown-1-771x546.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bridgeport-sign-downtown-1-140x140.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-845429 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bridgeport-sign-downtown-1-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bridgeport-sign-downtown-1-237x237.jpg 237w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bridgeport-sign-downtown-1-178x178.jpg 178w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bridgeport-sign-downtown-1-320x320.jpg 320w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="extreme-inequality-connecticut-s-wealth-dilemma"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/extreme-inequality-connecticuts-wealth-dilemma/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Extreme Inequality: Connecticut’s Wealth Dilemma</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: An exploration of wealth and income inequality in Connecticut and its impact on a state struggling to cope with massive debt</li> <li>Authors: Keith Phaneuf and Clarice Silber</li> <li>Published: May to December 2018</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/vanishing-shoreline/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="857219" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/img_1266/" 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style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/a-time-of-reckoning/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="849157" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2018/08/06/change-coming-nonprofit-human-service-providers-will-make-break/oak-hill-building-shot/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Oak-Hill-Building-Shot.jpg" data-orig-size="539,298" data-comments-opened="1" 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="Oak-Hill Building-Shot" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Oak Hill School in Hartford, the largest nonprofit agency serving the developmentally disabled.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Oak-Hill-Building-Shot-336x186.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Oak-Hill-Building-Shot.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Oak-Hill-Building-Shot-140x140.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-849157 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Oak-Hill-Building-Shot-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Oak-Hill-Building-Shot-237x237.jpg 237w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Oak-Hill-Building-Shot-178x178.jpg 178w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="for-connecticut-s-nonprofits-a-time-of-reckoning"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/a-time-of-reckoning/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">For Connecticut’s Nonprofits, A Time of Reckoning</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: An exploration of the impact of the state budget on the nonprofit sector</li> <li>Authors: Tom Condon, Paul Marks, Keith Phaneuf</li> <li>Published: August 2018</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/lessons-from-next-door/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="831447" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2017/11/02/chase-t-rogers-to-resign-as-chief-justice/img_20171027_095534/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_20171027_095534-e1643941700171.jpg" data-orig-size="2500,1875" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Nexus 6P","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1509098135","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.67","iso":"254","shutter_speed":"0.0080979995196102","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Massachusetts Miracle" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_20171027_095534-336x252.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_20171027_095534-771x578.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_20171027_095534-140x140.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-831447 size-thumbnail"/></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="lessons-from-next-door"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/lessons-from-next-door/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lessons from Next Door</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: An exploration of ways to close persistent gaps in educational achievement</li> <li>Author: Jacqueline Rabe Thomas</li> <li>Published: December 2017</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:15% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/language-wars/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" data-attachment-id="826898" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/series/languagewars/screen-shot-2017-06-19-at-9-27-01-pm/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-19-at-9.27.01-PM.png" data-orig-size="2560,544" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2017-06-19 at 9.27.01 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-19-at-9.27.01-PM-336x71.png" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-19-at-9.27.01-PM-771x164.png" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-19-at-9.27.01-PM-140x140.png?crop=1" alt="" class="wp-image-826898 size-thumbnail" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-19-at-9.27.01-PM-140x140.png 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-19-at-9.27.01-PM-237x237.png 237w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-19-at-9.27.01-PM-178x178.png 178w, 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srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Malloy-sideshot-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Malloy-sideshot-237x237.jpg 237w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Malloy-sideshot-178x178.jpg 178w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Malloy-sideshot-320x320.jpg 320w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="a-legacy-of-debt"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/a-legacy-of-debt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Legacy of Debt</a></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Topic: A comprehensive and thorough examination of Connecticut’s decades-in-the-making budget crisis</li> <li>Author: Keith Phaneuf</li> <li>Published: January and February 2017</li> </ul> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div 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