Kyle Constable
Connecticut Mirror
Hartford, CT, United States
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NewsMatch 2022: CT Mirror raising $140K to pay for reporters
The Connecticut Mirror's most important fundraiser of the year is underway. Here's what you need to know. → Read More
For CT, strides and stumbles in quest to spur bioscience industry
Connecticut is losing more bioscience jobs than it is gaining, despite seeing a sizable jump in research and development jobs over the last three years. Alexion's departure is the latest in a line that has undercut bioscience growth. Nonetheless, many say New Haven is nearing a → Read More
Opioid crisis deepens as Malloy again signs legislation to curb it
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed legislation Thursday aimed at curbing the growing opioid epidemic in Connecticut, days after the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported that an average of nearly three Connecticut residents are dying every day from accidental drug intoxication. → Read More
As Trump decides on DACA, immigrant youth make final push
With a decision from the White House expected soon, immigrant youths and their advocates made one last push in Hartford Wednesday to convince President Donald J. Trump to maintain their protected status. → Read More
Access Health again extends deadline for insurers to decide on 2018
The two remaining insurers on Connecticut’s health insurance exchange will have an extra week – until Sept. 15 – to decide whether to continue selling plans through the exchange’s individual marketplace next year. → Read More
As Harvey pounds Texas, CT sends Air National Guard to help
The 103rd Airlift Wing, known as “the Flying Yankees,” is sending eight airmen and a C-130 Hercules cargo plane to help in supply efforts. → Read More
As state loosens affordable housing rules, Milford does the same
MILFORD — Twenty-two days after the General Assembly voted to loosen the state’s affordable housing standards despite the governor’s objections, at least one community is following suit. → Read More
With UConn’s campus now open, Hartford asks, ‘What’s next?’
While plenty of smaller projects are still underway, the grand opening of the University of Connecticut’s new Hartford branch campus means for the first time in more than a decade there is a lull in major redevelopment downtown. → Read More
As UConn returns, a chapter in Hartford’s history is completed
HARTFORD — For nearly a half-century, the University of Connecticut has had no place to call its own in the state’s capital city. Today that changes as Connecticut’s flagship university opens the doors of its new $140-million downtown branch campus on Prospect Street. → Read More
At impromptu Hartford rally, Democrats denounce Trump after Charlottesville
About 75 people gathered outside the State Capitol Thursday to denounce President Donald J. Trump’s response to the events in Charlottesville, Virginia., over the weekend and condemn racial hatred in the United States. → Read More
Aetna CEO: ‘I am ashamed’ of Trump’s behavior and comments
Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini has joined a growing number of corporate leaders distancing themselves from President Donald J. Trump in the wake of the events in Charlottesville, Virginia. → Read More
In CT’s battle with feds over rail, a new front in Fairfield County
Stamford — Fresh off a recent victory in southeastern Connecticut, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and activists have begun organizing opposition to a second federally proposed rail bypass. This time, the fight is in lower Fairfield County. → Read More
Even without a budget, CT opts to keep annual sales tax holiday
Connecticut remains without a budget six weeks into the new fiscal year, but officials are still planning to move forward with the state’s 17th-annual sales tax holiday later this month. The Department of Revenue Services estimates the state will miss out on about $4.1 million in revenue. → Read More
Blumenthal: North Korea strike near Guam would put military action on the table
“Military action would have to be considered in response to an attack,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal said in Hartford Thursday. “I’m not going to predict what that action should be, but every step should be used to convince the North Koreans that they face devastation and destruction.” → Read More
Larson pitches carbon tax to fund $1.8 trillion infrastructure bill
EAST HARTFORD — Although the prospect of a major infrastructure bill is waning in Congress, Rep. John Larson remains optimistic and is seeking nearly $2 trillion to overhaul the nation’s infrastructure, funded by a tax on carbon emissions. → Read More
Blumenthal calls Trump’s new Vietnam tweets about him ‘slurs’
President Donald J. Trump took to Twitter Monday to renew his attacks on U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., once again bringing up the senator’s misstatements about service in Vietnam. Trump called him a “phony Vietnam con artist.” → Read More
Access Health scaling back storefronts but seeks to broaden reach
Facing a shortened enrollment period, Connecticut’s health insurance exchange announced Wednesday it plans to scale back its two existing storefronts and redeploy resources to broaden its reach. → Read More
House just barely overrides Malloy’s housing bill veto
After two hours of impassioned debate, the House of Representatives voted 101-47 Monday to override Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s veto of a bill that loosens the state’s affordable housing standards for municipalities. The issue now moves to the Senate. → Read More
Malloy proposes $300M in new revenue to mitigate cuts during CT budget gridlock
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy asked legislators to consider nearly $320 million in revenue increases to mitigate the massive cuts he would be forced to impose if Connecticut enters the new fiscal year Saturday without a budget. → Read More
Malloy stands by pledge to aid Planned Parenthood despite cost
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is maintaining his commitment to fully fund Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood in Connecticut if the federal government ends its financial support as part of the Republican plan to dramatically reshape the Affordable Care Act, a spokeswoman said. → Read More