Amazon opens newest Connecticut delivery station in Plainfield

Known as “DCY2,” the 202,000-square-foot facility is creating 275 full-time jobs for employees on site and around 350 more for those involved in delivery. PLAINFIELD, Connecticut — Amazon has officially opened its newest Connecticut delivery...

CT and Prospect Medical Holdings landlord clash over tax debt

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. Medical Properties Trust — a real-estate investment company that owns the land and buildings occupied by bankrupt...

Senate Democrats reject latest government funding bill, continue push for health care benefits

Open this photo in gallery:otes on the funding bill has become a daily drumbeat in Congress, but Democrats say they won’t budge until they get a guarantee on extending tax credits for health plans.J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press Senate...

15 Governors Unite for Enhanced Public Health Initiatives

(The Center Square) – Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he is joining 14 other governors in forming a new nonpartisan public health hub, the Governors Public Health Alliance. The alliance is meant to improve public health efforts to help...

This Connecticut Town Is The Celebrity Chef Hub Of The East Coast

There are not many places in New England where you could run into Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto a few minutes’ walk from where Kyle Timpson, the winner of Season 23 of Fox TV show “Hell’s Kitchen,” is overseeing the preparation of your next meal....

Dem governors launch multistate public health alliance to counter Trump, RFK Jr.

In a clear rebuke of recent federal health policy, 15 Democratic governors announced today they’ve formed a public health alliance that breaks with guidance from the Trump administration and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F....

General Atlantic Partners with HSS to Buy Legent Health, Launch National ASC Platform

Image by Sasin Tipchai from Pixabay Another notable health care investor is betting big on the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) space. Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and General Atlantic have launched an independently operated national platform...

Colorado joins new public health alliance in face of Trump administration’s remaking of federal health infrastructure

Colorado is taking another major step away from the federal government when it comes to public health. The governor announced Wednesday that the state is forming a new alliance with more than a dozen other states led by Democratic governors. Gov....

Hochul joins 14 other governors to form a Public Health Alliance

(WBNG) -- 15 Governors from across the country have formed a coalition focused on public health. Governor Kathy Hochul joined governors from Washington, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Oregon, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey,...

More ground cinnamon products added to FDA public health…

Several ground cinnamon products have been added to a nationwide health alert for containing elevated levels of lead, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Last week, the FDA sent out warnings about ground cinnamon sold by HAETAE,...

10th spending bill vote fails as Democrats protect health care

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters about the struggle to end the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats rejected...

Spending bill fails 10th time as Democrats stick to saving health care benefits

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters about the struggle to end the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats rejected for the 10th...

Connecticut Supports The Future

(Photo: courtesy of AdvanceCT) Connecticut has long been a haven for original ideas and fresh thinking, and this drive toward the future has made the state home to acclaimed scientists, inventors, and creators, producing the first functional...

Maryland joins public health alliance to bolster policies against HHS concerns

Maryland and 14 other states led by Democrats are forming their own public health alliance after concerns over the Trump Administration’s Health and Human Services Department vaccine recommendations and other health safeguards. The alliance brings...

Senate Democrats, holding out for health care money, reject government funding bill for 10th time

The Capitol Visitor Center, normally filled with tour groups, sits empty on Tuesday during the government shutdown. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats rejected for the 10th time Thursday a stopgap spending bill...

Connecticut Water Team Plants 600 Trees in Naugatuck to Protect Water Source

NAUGATUCK — Connecticut Water employee volunteers, along with Connwood Foresters Inc., recently planted 600 white pine trees around Moody Reservoir as part of a leaf screen project to protect the long-term quality of a critical water source. Leaf...

After a slow start, hospital merger activity rises

It took some time, but more hospitals and health systems are pursuing mergers and acquisitions. There were 15 announced hospital deals in the third quarter of 2025, according to data compiled by Kaufman Hall, a healthcare consulting firm. The...

Citing 'increasingly unstable' DC health leadership, McKee joins governors health coalition

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee announced he’s joining Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and other Democratic governors in a new health initiative. It’s being called the Governor’s Public Health Alliance. Rhode Island...

Summer heat a threat to health at CT prisons, report says

High indoor temperatures combined with a lack of cold drinking water and cooling fans in three of the state’s prisons during the summer months is risking the health of incarcerated individuals and may violate their constitutional rights, according...

Governors of 15 states announce new health alliance

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he is joining 14 other governors in forming a new nonpartisan public health hub, the Governors Public Health Alliance. The alliance is meant to improve public health efforts to help protect...