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Time apart doesn’t break anything that’s rooted right. #redo96

An investigation into group homes for adults with developmental disabilities found people who died alone and in avoidable ways; people who weren't provided basic care; overburdened staff and medical errors that caused injury and death. northjersey.com/story/news/wat… via NorthJersey.com

Amazing work

In conflict with outside job, CT lawmaker becomes a no-show ctmirror.org/2025/05/16/ct-…

So, this is insane: “FOIA requests at numerous federal agencies in February were ‘lost’ by a government records contractor. It turns out, the ‘data failure’ was linked to two convicted hackers who worked at the company.” — via ⁦Jason Leopold⁩ bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

As CT lawmakers debate what to do with a flurry of bills that would add consumer protections for long-term care insurance, the state just received a request to increase the cost of one company's coverage by 560%. ctmirror.org/2025/05/22/ct-…

A CDC official is resigning from role overseeing updates COVID-19 vaccine recommendations In an email to others in group, she said she started in public health to help most vulnerable "that is not something I am able to continue doing in this role" cbsnews.com/news/cdc-offic…

Former CT Mirror reporter Jessika Harkay wins Livingston Award ctmirror.org/2025/06/10/jes…

Megabill would cost poorest households $1,600 a year, boost richest by $12K, CBO predicts ow.ly/l3LJ106bGZT

Estimates show $190M more revenue, right after budget is adopted ctmirror.org/2025/06/27/ct-…

NEW: When Clayton Strong drove his wife’s body to a hospital in Idaho, the coroner took his word that it was a natural death. Five years later, Strong’s next wife turned up dead too: shot in the chest in Texas. By Audrey Dutton propublica.org/article/idaho-…

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Up to 8,000 lead service lines could still be supplying CT residences and other properties. This data is the first public look at the scope. With Pulitzer Center: ctmirror.org/2025/07/27/ct-…

Honored to have been interviewed for this important piece. It is crucial that we break out of the false narrative that wealthy neighborhoods are protected from lead-in-water contamination. They are not. It is also crucial that we remember the following: courant.com/2025/07/28/ct-…

ICYMI: The Connecticut Mirror partnered with the Pulitzer Center to report on lead water lines in CT. My colleagues and I obtained new data that shows there could be thousands of century-old water lines supplying homes, apartments and other buildings. ctmirror.org/2025/07/27/ct-…

Amazing work by my colleagues. Check if your home is one of many in Connecticut with lead pipes.

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