The New England News Collaborative is a consortium of public media newsrooms in the region. Our multimedia coverage delves into climate change and clean energy; racial inequality and immigration; and the impacts of the pandemic on people, businesses and schools in the region.
The mission of the NENC is to produce impactful multimedia journalism that informs and empowers audiences to become change agents in our communities.
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Connecticut data from 2022 to 2023 show medications from retail pharmacies accounted for the state's highest health care spending increase. -
More than a quarter of Connecticut's plant and wildlife species need more conservation research due to declining populations, threats, cultural importance or lack of data. -
According to new research from Harvard Medical School, the number of primary care providers leaving traditional practice and using a membership model has gone up by about 80 percent since 2018. -
New Haven's police chief is stepping down amid allegations of theft and misuse of public funds, the mayor’s office announced Monday afternoon. -
Will Harlan, a senior scientist at the Center, says since 2000, horseshoe crab populations have crashed by more than 70% across their range from Maine to Louisiana. -
The state Supreme Court has suspended Christopher Burns’ law license after he allegedly spent a client’s money without performing any legal services. Separately, Burns has sued former Gov. Chris Sununu on behalf of clients. -
The website documents which birds are living in Connecticut and where, including wintering birds. Organizers say the website will help conservationists figure out which lands to protect so birds can continue to breed. -
Federal officials froze child care payments to Minnesota in the wake of fraud allegations and are now requiring all states to submit certain documentation to continue receiving funding. -
The state budget cut higher education funding by $35 million over two years, leading to staff cuts and tuition increases. Now, senators from both parties have proposed new spending to mitigate the impacts. -
Driven south due to a poor conifer crop up north, evening grosbeaks, redpolls and bohemian waxwings will be looking for food in fallow fields, fruit trees and backyard feeders in parts of New England.
