Morning Briefing Wednesday, May. 4, 2022

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By Mark Pazniokas — Democrats committed to reproductive rights fear a repeal of Roe while welcoming the jolt of passion it could inject into midterm elections.

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By Jenna Carlesso — Passage of the bills was a first step toward confronting what experts have called an escalating crisis in Connecticut and elsewhere.

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By Keith M. Phaneuf — The Senate voted 24-12, largely along party lines, to adopt the package, which now heads to Gov. Ned Lamont, who is expected to sign it.

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By Jenna Carlesso — A more ambitious bill that would have opened the program to those 18 and younger, regardless of their immigration status, failed in committee.

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By Keith M. Phaneuf — Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly said an estimate from the Office of Fiscal Analysis vindicates the GOP's calls for bigger tax cuts.

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By Keith M. Phaneuf — New projections show state finances will be in the black even after federal pandemic relief is gone in 2025.

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By Mark Pazniokas — Lawmakers' base pay would go from $28,000 to $40,000, and salaries of most statewide officers would match the pay of Superior Court judges.

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By Dave Altimari — Outside court, Mubarak Soulemane's family vowed not to be intimidated by the large police presence at Trooper Brian North's brief appearance.

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By Andrew Brown — The reforms come as a federal investigation of the program under its former director, Kosta Diamantis, is underway.

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By Katy Golvala — Long-term hospital suspensions aren't currently regulated under state law. The state budget bill could change that.

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By Bill Finch and Paul Wessel — A nationally-developed training program for licensed electricians will ensure Connecticut gets what we pay for: safe, reliable, quality electric vehicle charging.

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By Sruthi Venkatachalam — As state and federal governments increasingly use algorithms that affect our lives, people should know where algorithms are used and be able to evaluate their efficacy and biases.

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By Jeff Palma — We’re so used to being told that discussions of mental health must be private that we may not even recognize the censoring that is occurring.

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By Charles Ericson — A huge problem is that the ugly implications of America's mess and their root causes are not generally recognized or understood by our people.

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CT Mirror's Economic Development reporter Erica Phillips tells host Ebong Udoma what's being done to curb the costs of health insurance premiums.

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CT Mirror Executive Editor Elizabeth Hamilton, former Hartford Courant reporter Daniela Altimari and UConn professor Amanda Crawford joined John Dankosky on April 20, 2022 for a conversation on the future of local journalism. Watch here.