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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has 'set us back decades' by firing experts working on infectious disease prevention, Rep. Rosa DeLauro said.

The state’s Department of Public Health is encouraging children 6 months and older, as well as adults of all ages, to get vaccinated.

About 40% of Connecticut households couldn’t afford basic needs in 2023, United Way found, and poverty is growing fastest outside urban areas.

Here's what you need to know about the benefits of wearing sunscreen and where to find Connecticut dispensers. ctmirror.org/2026/08/10/c...

Gov. Ned Lamont and his challenger Rep. Josh Elliott spent the last Sunday before the Democratic primary making appeals to urban voters. ctmirror.org/2026/08/09/n...

John Larson, Luke Bronin, Jillian Gilchrest and Ruth Fortune focused on union rallies and door-knocking in their pitches to Democratic voters. ctmirror.org/2026/08/09/l...

Saint Francis Hospital has received nine 'immediate jeopardy' violations since 2023, the most in CT, and Johnson Memorial ranks second. ctmirror.org/2026/08/09/t...

For decades, schools that disproportionately disciplined or suspended students of color risked federal investigation. Not anymore. ctmirror.org/2026/08/04/t...

Rep. Josh Elliott, who faces Gov. Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary next week, has his own origin story. If you ask, he'll tell it. ctmirror.org/2026/08/04/j...

Health services accounted for a third of the nearly 2,000 complaints received by the Correction Ombuds regarding the conditions in CT prisons. ctmirror.org/2026/08/03/h...

A new award from the National Science Foundation is adding millions to a university-led push to lead the nation in quantum computing. ctmirror.org/2026/08/03/q...

Former Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and legislators who served with him ordered tax hikes that generated billions for CT during Ned Lamont's tenure. ctmirror.org/2026/08/02/l...

An application for a special zoning district for Manresa Island raised concerns among neighbors who now want more vetting of the project. ctmirror.org/2026/07/31/m...