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Dave Altimari

@davealtimari

Investigative reporter at CT Mirror. Baltimore Orioles and horse racing fan.

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Something a little different today: a story about the last man growing Connecticut Shade tobacco - on his farm in Massachusetts. Story explains the arduous process to grow the famous tobacco. Great photo's by Shahrzad show how difficult it is. ctmirror.org/2025/08/10/ct-…

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ICYMI: Have gotten a lot of responses to this story o there last man growing Connecticut Shade tobacco from people who picked it when they were in high school. The great photos by @shahrazad_rasekh really tell the story. ctmirror.org/2025/08/10/ct-…

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In his first term, President Trump framed mental health as a national crisis, His second administration has paused rules to hold insurers accountable for unlawfully denying coverage. Read this: propublica.org/article/mental… Maya Miller Jeremy Kohler

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A DMV committee established by the legislature to review why the state has never gotten any money from the sale of towed vehicles is expanding the scope to study broader changes to towing law ctmirror.org/2025/09/08/ct-…

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Our latest in our towing series with our partner at ProPublica about how a DMV committee established by the legislature is expanding its scope to study broader changes to towing law. propublica.org/article/connec…

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State officials considering spending nearly $400 million to buy three hospitals including Waterbury Hospital mired in bankruptcy. The other 2 hospitals are Day Kimball and Bristol. ctmirror.org/2025/09/15/ct-…

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Late breaking story last night: State exploring spending nearly $400 million to buy 3 hospitals - huge financial ramifications as well as once again reshuffling the turbulent hospital landscape in Connecicut for years to come. ctmirror.org/2025/09/15/ct-…

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Marissa Gillett out just months after being reappointed leader of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority: ctmirror.org/2025/09/19/mar…

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Trump's DOJ is pushing allegations of voter fraud that have been compiled by a group that CT's election watchdog agency has admonished for wasting the state's time and resources. ctmirror.org/2025/09/19/ct-…

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New: Federal judge allows work to resume on Revolution Wind project, saying Trump administration failed to justify national security concerns: ctmirror.org/2025/09/22/rev…

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The text messages, obtained by The Connecticut Mirror through an open records request, show how affordable housing has become a political quagmire for the state’s Democrats. ctmirror.org/2025/09/19/ct-…