Kaitlyn Pohly

In 1993, Newport mother Dorrie Carolan founded Parent Connection to support parents whose children were battling addiction after her son died of a prescription drug overdose. In the decades that followed, her organization has faced a new enemy, one…

This story has been updated. Nahelly Helly, a Bridgeport mother of three, went to the grocery store early on June 1 to stock up on groceries for the month with a newly reloaded EBT card. But by 7 a.m., the account was empty, wiped out by an unknown…

After a five-year legal battle, the U.S. District Court recently ruled that transgender people incarcerated in Connecticut prisons are entitled to gender-affirming health care. Veronica-May Clark originally filed the case in 2019, and the American…

Across Connecticut, visiting breweries and taprooms to taste a variety of local beers has become an increasingly popular pastime. Since 2011, the number of operating craft breweries in the state increased nearly eight-fold, from 16 to 125. But since…

Politics WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Kaitlyn Pohly to discuss her article, “CT had the nation’s highest jump in alcohol-related deaths. Why?” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Advocates, legislators and residents rallied at Fair Haven Community Health Care in New Haven on Monday morning to celebrate the expansion of state-sponsored insurance coverage for children regardless of immigration status. As of July 1, the program…

After a summer of controversy over who would benefit from the commercialization of marijuana, Connecticut’s Social Equity Council, tasked with overseeing key elements of the state’s growing cannabis industry, appointed a new executive director…

Almost two and a half years ago, Kristine Cicchetti’s daughter was a sophomore at Killingly High School, advocating for mental health services on campus with her mother. This past spring, Cicchetti saw her daughter walk at graduation and receive her…

Rows of lawn chairs faced a stage on the New Haven Green Wednesday evening, set up for The Connecticut Mirror’s “In the Room” interview with State Treasurer Erick Russell as part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. While many audience…

The Governor’s Working Group on Ranked-Choice Voting has begun discussing the merits and logistics of instant runoff voting, a procedure that could radically change how state elections are conducted. Gov. Ned Lamont initially announced the working…

Wanda Geter-Pataky, a central figure in multiple Bridgeport election controversies, was arraigned Monday on charges related to Mayor Joe Ganim’s 2019 campaign. Three others facing similar charges — Bridgeport city councilman Alfredo Castillo and…

After a tumultuous few years for the CSCU system with a merger of 12 Connecticut community colleges, dropping enrollment numbers following COVID-19 and protests amid conflicting spending plans and tuition increases, Gov. Ned Lamont appointed a new…

Gov. Ned Lamont led a celebration Tuesday of a major highway project that comes as the construction industry is expressing frustration with the pace of shovel-ready plans being produced by the state Department of Transportation. Lamont and…

A New Haven couple denied housing by one of the city’s largest mega landlords because of a decades-old misdemeanor record announced Thursday they have lodged an official complaint alleging racial discrimination. The case, now before the state…

The state’s novel program to relieve chronic flooding in Hartford’s North End has distributed all of the $5 million that state legislators originally appropriated, so state officials on Tuesday announced that an additional $4 million for the program…