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A container ship sails in front of the Manhattan skyline in New York, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.
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A container ship sails in front of the Manhattan skyline in New York, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.

Erik Clemons, founding CEO of ConnCAT and ConnCORP, stands in his office in New Haven on June 18, 2026. His office is located in the newly constructed ConnCAT building.

A recent CT Mirror article highlighted that Connecticut is tied for the highest unemployment rate in the nation at 5.2%. This statistic confirms what the working class has already started to perceive: severe job scarcity and an impossible c…

Longhorns at the Grijalva Cattle Co. farm in North Stonington on January 14, 2025.

Logan M. Williams, communications assistant for AFSCME Council 4, speaks during a press conference Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Bridgeport calling for an independent investigation into Police Chief Roderick Porter.