These resources, databases and guides are designed to help you understand and navigate the issues and decisions behind the news β€” and what they mean for you.


πŸ“ˆ CT Mirror Data

All CT Mirror visualizations, in one place.

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πŸ“Š Economic Indicator Dashboard

Connecticut’s economy, visualized.

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πŸ—„οΈ Unclaimed Property Database

For property valued at less than $50.

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🏠 Connecticut Evictions Map

Built by CTData Collaborative.

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πŸ“ See How Your Town Fares

In Connecticut’s FY 2022-23 state budget.

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πŸ“ 2020 ACS Survey Data Tool

Built by CTData Collaborative.

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🀝 How Union Concessions Work

A 2017 primer on collective bargaining in CT.

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πŸ›οΈ Gun Laws Database

89 provisions in CT, from 1991 through 2017.

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Political Scorecards

Political scorecards boil down Congressional voting records to a single, specific rating or grade.Β  Most scorecards rate elected officials based on level of support or opposition to a particular policy issue.Β  Others, such as the Lugar Center, rate elected officials based on their level of partisanship or reaching across the aisle. Here is a partial list of scorecards. Please email publisher@ctmirror.org if you would like to suggest one or more others.

American Democracy Scorecard | Corporate Values and Political Spending

Bipartisan Index: The Lugar Center

Common Cause – Democracy Scorecard

Common Ground Scorecard

Election Integrity Scorecard | The Heritage Foundation

Heritage Action For America Scorecard

Human Rights Campaign | Congressional Scorecard