CT Mirror’s new community engagement reporting: The year in review
In 2025, we hired community engagement reporters in Bridgeport and Hartford who immediately went to work getting to know their communities.
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Murphy says ‘60 Minutes’ pulling segment is ‘how democracy dies’
The Connecticut senator said the move “previews what’s coming in American media as more and more networks get bought” by corporate interests
A CT DMV task force was asked to develop towing reforms. As deadline looms, members struggle to agree.
The group was part of a legislative overhaul prompted by a CT Mirror/ProPublica investigation that found the state’s laws favored towing companies.
Waterbury nonprofit used LIHEAP funds to pay its expenses
CT officials moved to take control of New Opportunities Inc. after it bounced a $1.5M check and acknowledged using federal energy assistance to cover its costs.
Mercedes-Benz to pay $150M to settle multistate emissions allegations
AGs from 50 states alleged that software devices in the automobiles optimized emission controls during tests but reduced them during normal operations.
Trump administration pauses offshore Revolution Wind project — again
The administration said it’s pausing leases for 5 large-scale offshore wind projects due to unspecified national security risks identified by the Pentagon.
Inside CT’s push to increase ‘kinship care’ placements for children
DCF wants to place more children in ‘kinship care’ — with a relative or other close family connection. But doing so has been complicated.
CT bear management listening tour draws ‘passionate’ responses
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says a series of listening sessions yielded productive feedback from residents.
Waterbury plans emergency repairs to water system after six-day outage
Residents received the all-clear to resume drinking tap water. But Waterbury now faces a bigger task: making sure this doesn’t happen again.
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