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John Larson, D-1st District, appeared to temporarily lose his ability to speak during a press conference at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford about looming cuts to Medicaid.</p> " data-image-caption="<p>U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, appeared to temporarily lose his ability to speak during a press conference at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford about looming cuts to Medicaid.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Larson-Medicaid-presser-336x252.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Larson-Medicaid-presser-771x578.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/politics/">Politics</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/04/john-larson-pause-hartford-speech/" rel="bookmark">John Larson suffers brief speech pause at CT press conference</a></h2> <p>The moment follows, though was far less pronounced than, an incident in February where he suffered a seizure while delivering a floor speech.</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="2025-04-04T16:29:55">April 4, 2025 @ 4:29 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-04-04T16:32:04-04:00">April 4, 2025 @ 4:32 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column four-story-shelf three-column-top-left-rail is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:23.5%"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles featured-column feature-rail is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-2 is-landscape show-category featured-column feature-rail is-style-default has-text-align-left" style="" > <div data-posts data-current-post-id="944528"> <article data-post-id="1117073" class="tag-feature-story tag-trump-administration category-education type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/04/ct-trump-education-dei-funding-threats/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54410788300_e983023e51_o-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Advocates question CT education leaders’ approach after Trump threat to funding" data-hero-candidate="1" loading="none" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54410788300_e983023e51_o-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54410788300_e983023e51_o-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54410788300_e983023e51_o-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54410788300_e983023e51_o-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54410788300_e983023e51_o-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="1116867" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/54410788300_e983023e51_o/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54410788300_e983023e51_o-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"White House","camera":"ILCE-1","caption":"President Donald Trump signs an Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in the East Room of the White House. 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Boghosian)","created_timestamp":"1742488689","copyright":"This photograph is provided by THE WHITE HOUSE as a courtesy and may be printed by the subject(s) in the photograph for personal","focal_length":"138","iso":"2000","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="54410788300_e983023e51_o" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon following Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in the East Room of the White House.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54410788300_e983023e51_o-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54410788300_e983023e51_o-771x514.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/education/">Education</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/04/ct-trump-education-dei-funding-threats/" rel="bookmark">Advocates question CT education leaders’ approach after Trump threat to funding</a></h2> <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="2025-04-04T18:00:35">April 4, 2025 @ 6:00 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-04-04T18:07:32-04:00">April 4, 2025 @ 6:07 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1117056" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-feature-story category-justice type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/04/ct-state-of-reentry-report/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="CT reentry programs highlight need for jobs, housing for returning citizens" data-hero-candidate="1" loading="none" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-336x252.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-771x578.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-780x585.jpg 780w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="1117095" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/04/ct-state-of-reentry-report/img_8389-2/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-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":"1743759622","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.99","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_8389" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Scott Wilderman, President and CEO of Career Resources, Inc, speaks at the Capitol about the 2025 State of Reentry Report. </p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-336x252.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8389-771x578.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/justice/">Justice</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/04/ct-state-of-reentry-report/" rel="bookmark">CT reentry programs highlight need for jobs, housing for returning citizens</a></h2> <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="2025-04-04T16:15:00">April 4, 2025 @ 4:15 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-04-04T16:42:26-04:00">April 4, 2025 @ 4:42 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column three-column-top-right-rail is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:23.5%"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha ts-3 show-category has-text-align-left" style="" > <div data-posts data-current-post-id="944528"> <article data-post-id="1117143" class="category-politics type-post post-has-image" > <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/politics/">Politics</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/04/ct-2025-legislative-session-march-31-april-4/" rel="bookmark">This week at the Capitol: March 31-April 4, 2025</a></h2> 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href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/04/ct-recession-job-recovery/" rel="bookmark">CT has recovered almost all the jobs lost in 2008 Great Recession</a></h2> <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/rdaou/">Renata Daou</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-04-04T11:00:00">April 4, 2025 @ 11:00 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-04-04T16:51:37-04:00">April 4, 2025 @ 4:51 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide hide-on-desktop"/> <div class="wp-block-group four-story-shelf"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-borders is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:25%"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-1 is-landscape show-category is-style-default has-text-align-left" style="" > <div data-posts data-current-post-id="944528"> <article data-post-id="1116885" class="tag-feature-story category-transportation type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/03/new-haven-ct-microtransit/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="New Haven joins growing list of CT towns offering microtransit" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-336x252.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-771x578.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-780x585.jpg 780w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="1116903" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/03/new-haven-ct-microtransit/driver/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1743687476","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0015060240963855","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Driver" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Moriken Sangary, a driver for Via NHV, said the company offers more regular hours and steady pay compared to traditional rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft. </p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-336x252.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Driver-771x578.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/transportation/">Transportation</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/03/new-haven-ct-microtransit/" rel="bookmark">New Haven joins growing list of CT towns offering microtransit</a></h2> <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> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:25%"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-1 is-landscape show-category is-style-default 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https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7078-600x450.jpeg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7078-400x300.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7078-200x150.jpeg?crop=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="1116827" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/ned-lamont-donald-trump-tariffs/img_7078-2/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7078-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,2148" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.78","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 14 Pro Max","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1743591764","copyright":"","focal_length":"6.86","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_707tariffs" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and Gov Ned Lamont with Ben Dubow, executive director of Forge City Works, the non-profit owner of a Hartford grocer geared to the poor.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7078-336x282.jpeg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7078-771x647.jpeg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/economic-development/">Economic Development</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/ned-lamont-donald-trump-tariffs/" rel="bookmark">Trump’s tariffs are ‘a six-letter word for tax,’ Ned Lamont says</a></h2> <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> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:25%"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-1 is-landscape show-category is-style-default has-text-align-left" style="" > <div data-posts data-current-post-id="944528"> <article data-post-id="1116713" class="tag-ceap tag-energy-and-environment tag-feature-story tag-federal-cuts tag-human-services tag-liheap tag-top-story tag-trump-administration category-environment category-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/ct-liheap-energy-assistance-trump-cuts/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="After Trump cut LIHEAP staff, CT energy assistance future unclear" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-336x252.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-771x578.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-780x585.jpg 780w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="1116815" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/img_0167-2/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" 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="IMG_0167" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Sen. Matthew Lesser, D-Middletown, discusses the layoff of LIHEAP staff by the Trump administration on April 2, 2025. </p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-336x252.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0167-771x578.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/environment/">Energy & Environment</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/ct-liheap-energy-assistance-trump-cuts/" rel="bookmark">After Trump cut LIHEAP staff, CT energy assistance future unclear</a></h2> <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/ltillman/">Laura Tillman</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/jmoritz/">John Moritz</a></span> </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:25%"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-1 is-landscape show-category is-style-default has-text-align-left" style="" > <div data-posts data-current-post-id="944528"> <article data-post-id="1116678" class="tag-feature-story tag-trump-administration category-education type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/new-london-waterbury-schools-hit-hardest-by-federal-funding-freeze/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="800" height="600" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a7h1U-these-districts-received-extra-time-to-spend-their-federal-covid-funds-here-s-how-much-they-have-left--e1743621040858-800x600.png?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="New London, Waterbury schools hit hardest by federal funding freeze" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a7h1U-these-districts-received-extra-time-to-spend-their-federal-covid-funds-here-s-how-much-they-have-left--e1743621040858-800x600.png?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a7h1U-these-districts-received-extra-time-to-spend-their-federal-covid-funds-here-s-how-much-they-have-left--e1743621040858-600x450.png?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a7h1U-these-districts-received-extra-time-to-spend-their-federal-covid-funds-here-s-how-much-they-have-left--e1743621040858-400x300.png?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a7h1U-these-districts-received-extra-time-to-spend-their-federal-covid-funds-here-s-how-much-they-have-left--e1743621040858-200x150.png?crop=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="1116743" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/a7h1u-these-districts-received-extra-time-to-spend-their-federal-covid-funds-here-s-how-much-they-have-left/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a7h1U-these-districts-received-extra-time-to-spend-their-federal-covid-funds-here-s-how-much-they-have-left--e1743621040858.png" data-orig-size="1240,754" 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="a7h1U-these-districts-received-extra-time-to-spend-their-federal-covid-funds-here-s-how-much-they-have-left-" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>President Donald J. Trump’s administration has frozen roughly $14 million in funds earmarked for academic and other programs in Connecticut’s school districts. 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organizer says movement ‘exploding’" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-336x224.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-771x514.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-780x520.jpg 780w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image.jpg 1760w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="1117004" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/04/ct-hands-off-anti-trump-protest/image-103/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image.jpg" data-orig-size="1760,1174" 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="Trump protests" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Several hundred protestors gathered outside the Connecticut State Capitol as part of a protest led by the 50501 Movement which aimed to lead 50 protests to “reject fascism” at 50 state capitols on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2025.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-771x514.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/04/ct-hands-off-anti-trump-protest/" rel="bookmark">CT plans ‘Hands Off’ anti-Trump protests; organizer says movement ‘exploding’</a></h2> <p>A Connecticut organizer said he expects ‘hundreds if not thousands’ to rally at the state Capitol as part of the ‘Hands Off! 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data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/UConn-Stamford-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/UConn-Stamford-771x514.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/partner-content/">Partner Content</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/03/ct-film-tax-credit-cuts/" rel="bookmark">CT film, TV community call potential tax credit cuts a ‘guillotine’ for media industry</a></h2> <p>State officials and film and TV leaders say media production in CT could be at risk if the state’s digital media tax credit is lowered.</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/molly-ingram-wshu/">Molly Ingram | WSHU</a></span> </span> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1116670" class="category-es newspack_spnsrs_tax-ct-mirror-explains-espanol type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/ct-canada-electricidad-tarifas/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="400" height="300" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/proyecto_new_england-400x300.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image" alt="¿Las tarifas de la energía canadiense afectarán las facturas de servicios públicos de CT?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/proyecto_new_england-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/proyecto_new_england-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1116730" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/proyecto_new_england-2/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/proyecto_new_england.jpg" data-orig-size="746,419" 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="proyecto_new_england" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>La nueva línea de transmisión NECEC propuesta entre Quebec y Maine podría proporcionar 1.200 megavatios de energía hidroeléctrica renovable a la red eléctrica de Nueva Inglaterra.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/proyecto_new_england-336x189.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/proyecto_new_england.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/es/">Español</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/ct-canada-electricidad-tarifas/" rel="bookmark">¿Las tarifas de la energía canadiense afectarán las facturas de servicios públicos de CT?</a></h2> <p>¿Las tarifas del presidente Trump aplicarán a la electricidad que fluye entre EE. UU. y Canadá a través de líneas de transmisión? Qué saber.</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> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1116639" class="category-partner-content type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/ct-lawsuit-trump-adminstration-health-funds-cancellation/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0116_SR_AGTong_063-2-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Dem states sue Trump administration over sudden cancellation of $11B in health funds" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0116_SR_AGTong_063-2-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0116_SR_AGTong_063-2-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0116_SR_AGTong_063-2-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0116_SR_AGTong_063-2-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0116_SR_AGTong_063-2-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1106963" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/attorney-general-william-tong-poses-for-a-portrait-on-january-16-2025-3/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0116_SR_AGTong_063-2-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.5","credit":"Shahrzad Rasekh","camera":"Canon EOS R5m2","caption":"Attorney General William Tong poses for a portrait on January 16, 2025.","created_timestamp":"1737039735","copyright":"All rights reserved","focal_length":"39","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"Attorney General William Tong poses for a portrait on January 16, 2025.","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Attorney General William Tong poses for a portrait on January 16, 2025." data-image-description="<p>LTCI</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Attorney General William Tong poses for a portrait on Jan. 16, 2025.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0116_SR_AGTong_063-2-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0116_SR_AGTong_063-2-771x514.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/partner-content/">Partner Content</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/ct-lawsuit-trump-adminstration-health-funds-cancellation/" rel="bookmark">Dem states sue Trump administration over sudden cancellation of $11B in health funds</a></h2> <p>Connecticut joined 22 states in the lawsuit, which came on the same day thousands of HHS workers reportedly found they’d been part of a mass layoff.</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/jacob-fischler-states-newsroom/">Jacob Fischler | States Newsroom</a></span> </span> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1116606" class="tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/ct-tesla-vandalism-republican-lobbyist/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="771" height="670" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_20190325_103434-e1605298855741-771x670.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Police: Former Republican lobbyist vandalized CT senator’s Tesla" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_20190325_103434-e1605298855741-771x670.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_20190325_103434-e1605298855741-336x292.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_20190325_103434-e1605298855741-768x668.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_20190325_103434-e1605298855741-400x348.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="868790" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2020/11/10/mistake-in-wallingford-flips-results-in-90th-house-district/img_20190325_103434/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_20190325_103434-e1605299972795.jpg" data-orig-size="1080,939" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"Pixel 3","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1553510074","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.44","iso":"444","shutter_speed":"0.008351","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="fishbein" data-image-description="<p>Rep. Craig Fishbein, R-Wallingford, suggests that perhaps phone calls for inmates could be free just on holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Rep. Craig Fishbein, R-Wallingford, said Teslas were being vandalized as acts of political terrorism.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_20190325_103434-e1605298855741-336x292.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_20190325_103434-e1605298855741-771x670.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/politics/">Politics</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/ct-tesla-vandalism-republican-lobbyist/" rel="bookmark">Police: Former Republican lobbyist vandalized CT senator’s Tesla</a></h2> <p>Rep. Craig Fishbein on Monday said Teslas were being vandalized as ‘acts of political terrorism’ inspired by animus to Trump and Musk.</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> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1116567" class="tag-feature-story tag-prospect-medical-holdings category-health type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/01/prospect-medical-holdings-bankruptcy-report/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_0927_SR_Hospitals_004-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Report on Prospect Medical highlights service cuts at CT hospital" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_0927_SR_Hospitals_004-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_0927_SR_Hospitals_004-800x600.jpeg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_0927_SR_Hospitals_004-600x450.jpeg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_0927_SR_Hospitals_004-400x300.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_0927_SR_Hospitals_004-200x150.jpeg?crop=1 200w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1053288" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2023_0927_sr_hospitals_004/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_0927_SR_Hospitals_004-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"7.1","credit":"Shahrzad Rasekh","camera":"X-T4","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1695837268","copyright":"","focal_length":"24.2","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.001","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2023_0927_SR_Hospitals_004" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Rockville General Hospital is one of three hospitals in Connecticut owned by Prospect Medical Holdings.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_0927_SR_Hospitals_004-336x224.jpeg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_0927_SR_Hospitals_004-771x514.jpeg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/health/">Health</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/01/prospect-medical-holdings-bankruptcy-report/" rel="bookmark">Report on Prospect Medical highlights service cuts at CT hospital</a></h2> <p>Several critical services at Prospect-owned Rockville General Hospital closed in March 2020 and have yet to reopen.</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> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1116557" class="tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-government category-immigration category-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/01/ct-fema-funding-sanctuary-jurisdictions/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="FEMA funding for ‘sanctuary’ areas under review, CT officials warn" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-336x252.jpeg 336w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-771x578.jpeg 771w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-800x600.jpeg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-600x450.jpeg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-400x300.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-200x150.jpeg?crop=1 200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-2000x1500.jpeg 2000w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-780x585.jpeg 780w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1116564" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/?attachment_id=1116564" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 14 Pro Max","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1743499354","copyright":"","focal_length":"9","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.025641025641026","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="William Turner" data-image-description="<p>April 1, 2025</p> " data-image-caption="<p>William Turner, the state emergency management director.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-336x252.jpeg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7061-771x578.jpeg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/government/">Government</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/01/ct-fema-funding-sanctuary-jurisdictions/" rel="bookmark">FEMA funding for ‘sanctuary’ areas under review, CT officials warn</a></h2> <p>Connecticut is grasping for answers about its continued eligibility for federal emergency management funding, including $9M in grants it gets yearly.</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> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1116456" class="tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-health category-budget-economy type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/31/ct-nursing-home-workers-strike-warning/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Nursing home workers to remind CT officials a strike is possible" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308-336x252.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308-771x578.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308.jpg 2016w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1026832" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/img_0308-2/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308.jpg" data-orig-size="2016,1512" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 14 Pro Max","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1675081875","copyright":"","focal_length":"9","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.024390243902439","title":"","orientation":"1"}" 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