State land ownership doesn’t equal stewardship

State land ownership doesn’t equal stewardship by Leah Beckett, CT Mirror <br />July 21, 2026 Sing it with me: Let's go fly ...

CT’s pre-K endowment diverts pension dollars

The state’s new early childhood education fund could add $900 million in pension costs while still falling short of funding ...

One year later, 988 still doesn’t have a hotline for LGBTQ+ youth

It’s been a year since the 988 hotline’s LGBTQ+ youth services shut down. The Trump administration pledged to bring it back ...
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John Droney Jr., prominent Democrat and lawyer, dead at 79

Former Dem. State Chairman John F. Droney, Jr., left, and former Senate Majority Leader William DiBella, then lobbyists for Northeast Utilities, in the state Capitol in 1998. Credit: Courtesy / ...

PODCAST: In New Haven, a push to identify unmarked graves

WSHU talks to CT Mirror's John Moritz about efforts to identify the people buried at a cemetery that has headstones marked ...
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Bear sightings are increasing in CT. Here’s what you need to know.

A black bear tagged by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to track the species' population. Credit: Courtesy CT DEEP This story is part of CT Mirror Explains, an ongoing effort to ...