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Something has to change in Congress

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/14/something-has-to-change-in-congress/

Published: September 14, 2026 04:01

No single election will repair Congress. No single election will restore public confidence. But democracy was not designed to prevent change.

How this CT ceramic artist applies AI to an ancient art form

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/13/ct-ceramic-artist-artificial-intelligence/

Published: September 13, 2026 09:00

Adam Chau uses AI to apply imagery to porcelain, creating traditional-looking work that couldn't have existed in ancient times—but does now.

The museum that owns its own railroad

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/13/the-museum-that-owns-its-own-railroad-jim/

Published: September 13, 2026 08:30

It was in 1996 that the museum, which now has almost 100 rail cars in its collection, made its first passenger runs.

What we could gain from Cuba

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/12/what-we-could-gain-from-cuba/

Published: September 12, 2026 04:01

We should be demanding our government reverse course, and promptly normalize relations with Cuba.

Dreamers as cops: Danbury’s legal gamble

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/12/danburys-legal-gamble-most-states-refuse-to-touch/

Published: September 12, 2026 04:01

A DACA Dreamer is not a permanent American resident. There residency must be renewed every two years.

Electric bills, primary spending, CCSU president complaint: CT politics news

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/11/electric-bills-primary-spending-ccsu-president-ct-politics/

Published: September 11, 2026 21:33

Plus: the Blue Ribbon Commission is at work, a foster care prevention grant is awarded, and Lamont announces new Shore Line East trains.

Trumbull could become home to one of CT’s first AI data centers

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/11/trumbull-ai-data-center-moratorium/

Published: September 11, 2026 21:25

A decades-old data center in Trumbull could become one of the first AI data centers in CT, despite the town passing a 2-year moratorium Weds.

Trump wants Bombardier out of US market. In CT, the company employs hundreds

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/11/bombardier-workforce-training-aerospace-trump-ct/

Published: September 11, 2026 19:29

The president wants the Canadian jet maker out of the US market. But in CT, the company has a large operation, workforce training programs.

Will Kosta Diamantis get jail time? Judge gets wildly different asks

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/11/kosta-diamantis-sentencing-decision/

Published: September 11, 2026 16:01

A judge was presented with two wildly different proposals for how to sentence the former public official convicted of bribery and extortion.

CT enjoys robust pension investment returns

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/11/ct-pension-investment/

Published: September 11, 2026 15:15

CT’s 15.1% return ranked in the top 23% of returns achieved by major public pension funds over the past fiscal year.

How many people ride CT’s historic river ferries?

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/11/how-many-people-ride-cts-historic-river-ferries/

Published: September 11, 2026 15:00

Rides on the Chester-Hadlyme Ferry and the Rocky Hill Ferry last only a few minutes, but they're popular with commuters and sightseers alike.

Can there be a religious right to abortion?

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/11/indiana-abortion-ban-challenge/

Published: September 11, 2026 13:00

Two Indiana women and Hoosier Jews for Choice argued before the state Supreme Court that Indiana's near-total ban violates religious freedom.

CT needs job coaches for people with disabilities. A new state pilot could help.

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/11/disability-support-workforce-brs-spark-ct/

Published: September 11, 2026 09:00

The SPARK-CT pilot will offer 10 months of paid training for specialists in job coaching — a workforce that was hollowed out during COVID.

9/11: We remember. We honor. We stand together

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/11/9-11-we-remember-we-honor-we-stand-together/

Published: September 11, 2026 04:01

We must never allow Sept. 11 to become merely a chapter in a history book or an image on a screen.

25 years later, a news man remembers 9/11

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/11/a-news-man-remembers-9-11-25-years-later/

Published: September 11, 2026 04:01

The days following September 11 remain the saddest I’ve experienced in a nearly 50- year career reporting news on television.

Fazio, Lamont trade blame for tolerating corruption in Hartford, D.C.

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/10/fazio-lamont-corruption-democrats-republicans/

Published: September 10, 2026 20:51

Democrats embraced Trump's call for GOP candidates to serve as his stand-ins, while Republicans argued Dems tolerate corruption in Hartford.

ACLU lawsuit seeks release of Hartford immigration court data

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/10/aclu-lawsuit-hartford-immigration-court-data/

Published: September 10, 2026 20:25

The ACLU-CT is arguing Americans should have the right to request and quickly receive certain immigration court data.

Several on Saint Francis Hospital’s community board resign

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/10/saint-francis-hospital-board-members-resign/

Published: September 10, 2026 20:00

The board resignations came after reports of serious patient safety and quality concerns at Saint Francis Hospital, owned by Trinity Health.

ICE arrests SCSU athlete at Tweed airport

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/10/immigration-customs-enforcement-arrest-tweed-airport/

Published: September 10, 2026 13:30

Federal immigration agents arrested a Southern Connecticut State University SCSU basketball player at Tweed New Haven Airport on Friday.

States sue feds over endangered species rollbacks

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/10/ct-challenges-endangered-species-act-rollbacks/

Published: September 10, 2026 13:00

A coalition of states, including CT, filed two lawsuits challenging Trump administration’s rollbacks of protections for endangered species.

Report: About 570,000 CT households struggle with poverty

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/10/ct-poverty-measure-united-way-alice/

Published: September 10, 2026 09:00

Household poverty shrank modestly from 2023 to 2024, based on United Way's ALICE measure, but the organization fears poverty is now worsening.

Teachers are omitting a big part of financial literacy

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/10/teachers-are-omitting-a-big-part-of-financial-literacy/

Published: September 10, 2026 04:01

Financial literacy cannot exist without tax literacy, and how we teach taxes to the next generation shouldn’t start and end with what happens on April 15.

Lamont’s first general-election attack ad links Fazio to Trump and ICE

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/09/lamont-election-ad-fazio-ice-trump/

Published: September 9, 2026 20:58

Gov. Ned Lamont linked Republican challenger Ryan Fazio to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented migrants.

GOP legislators renew call for major CT tax relief

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/09/gop-legislators-ct-tax-relief/

Published: September 9, 2026 19:38

GOP lawmakers renewed its call for major tax relief, but Democrats say Republicans would weaken efforts to shrink CT's big pension debt.

UConn withdraws plans for golf practice facility, looks to new location

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/09/university-of-connecticut-golf-facility-plans/

Published: September 9, 2026 19:00

UConn is withdrawing plans for a golf practice facility at a Mansfield location locals have been protesting over environmental concerns.

CT donor responds to global aid cuts with record gift for nonprofit Americares

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/09/ct-donor-50-million-americares/

Published: September 9, 2026 13:45

The nonprofit Americares, which supports thousands of health centers globally, announced a $50M gift from an unidentified Connecticut family.

CT GOP heads to Dallas for Trump-centric midterm convention

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/09/ct-gop-dallas-republican-midterm-convention-trump/

Published: September 9, 2026 09:00

A 15-person CT delegation will attend a two-day convention they hope will boost GOP turnout in November's midterm elections.

Dear Fairfield, have you met AI?

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/09/dear-fairfield-ct-have-you-met-ai/

Published: September 9, 2026 04:01

I am not suggesting we replace our elected officials with robots.  (Although it may have crossed my mind.) I am suggesting we give  the humans some better tools.

A guiding principle: respect the rule of law

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/09/a-guiding-principle-respect-the-rule-of-law/

Published: September 9, 2026 04:01

The bottom line is simple: if you don’t like the laws, work to change them, but don’t break them, and don’t ignore them.

Scanlon: CT fiscal guardrail reform could help address special education crisis

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/08/ct-special-education-funding-fiscal-guardrails-scanlon/

Published: September 8, 2026 23:36

Comptroller Sean Scanlon said Tuesday that CT can help address a special education funding crisis and still shrink its pension debt.

Lamont, Fazio offer preview on coming debate over electric rates

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/08/lamont-fazio-public-benefits-charge-debate/

Published: September 8, 2026 20:49

The two candidates serve on CT's Bond Commission, which voted Tuesday to borrow $125M to offset the public benefits charge on electric bills.

Defamation suit by GOP candidate Jonathan De Barros dismissed

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/08/defamation-suit-jonathan-de-barros-dismissed/

Published: September 8, 2026 19:38

He did not dispute he was convicted of shooting two men, but claimed he cannot be called a murderer due to an appellate decision and a pardon.

CT opens applications for farmers seeking federal disaster aid

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/08/ct-farmers-disaster-aid-applications-open/

Published: September 8, 2026 18:47

Eligible farmers who experienced losses due to extreme weather in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for a piece of CT’s $53 million grant program.

CT sees rise in unhoused children compared to start of school last year

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/08/ct-child-homelessness/

Published: September 8, 2026 13:30

At least 534 children in CT are reported to be experiencing homelessness, according to the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness.

CT towns are installing license plate reading cameras on school buses

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/08/ct-towns-license-plate-reading-cameras-school-buses/

Published: September 8, 2026 09:00

More than half a dozen towns have contracted with BusPatrol to record any motorist passing a bus that’s displaying flashing red signal lights.

Help preserve the Preserve in Old Saybrook

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/08/help-preserve-the-preserve-sierra/

Published: September 8, 2026 04:01

Logging the Preserve threatens one of a few remaining mature coastal forests -- one that took shape long before our ancestors arrived.

Job cuts at News 12 trigger letter from top CT regulator

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/07/news-12-cuts-trigger-letter-pura/

Published: September 7, 2026 13:00

The widely-reported layoffs could require notice to PURA, even though the agency can't block the changes or order a rate reduction.

CT tick populations are growing. Here’s what to know.

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/07/ct-ticks-what-to-know/

Published: September 7, 2026 11:30

Some tick species are now active year round in Connecticut. Here’s what to know about the critters and how to stay safe.

Bridgeport’s superintendent search is a sham

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/07/bridgeport-superintendent-search-a-sham/

Published: September 7, 2026 04:01

The Bridgeport Board of Education's search for a new superintendent appears to have been hijacked before it's begun.

Volunteer fire departments are shrinking. For some, it’s a call to action

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/06/volunteer-fire-departments-are-shrinking-for-some-its-a-call-to-action/

Published: September 6, 2026 09:00

Career firefighters who also volunteer in local departments have become increasingly vital to the fire service in CT as membership shrinks.

The longest commute

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/06/the-longest-commute/

Published: September 6, 2026 08:30

It seems only fitting on this, the 25th anniversary of the attacks that we remember those Connecticut commuters who perished.

Puerto Rico water crisis, youth marketing campaign: CT politics news

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/04/ct-politics-puerto-rico-youth-marketing/

Published: September 4, 2026 21:30

Plus: CT commemorates International Overdose Remembrance Day, new cancer treatment arrives, and officials highlight local Latino businesses.

Jahana Hayes, angling for labor chair, suggests Dems failed unions

https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/04/jahana-hayes-angling-for-labor-chair-suggests-dems-failed-unions/

Published: September 4, 2026 20:50

Hayes accused Democrats of slow-walking a labor agenda when the party enjoyed a power trifecta for two years when Joe Biden was president.