Angela Eichhorst

CT has 323 ice cream shops. This family has tried them all. After years of road trips and tastings across Connecticut, the Behuns are bringing their favorite scoops on "tour" throughout the state.

Many licks later ctmirror.org/2025/09/01/c...

Can AI help local journalists cover 169 towns? CT Mirror is working to find out - Poynter Rather than replacing journalists, the newsroom hopes AI can handle tedious tasks and boost investigations

Working to bring you more Connecticut coverage at the
@ctmirror.org Data Desk. www.poynter.org/tech-tools/a...

CT ICE arrests up sharply in Trump's second term: Here's the data ICE has more than doubled its arrests and tripled its deportations in Connecticut compared to the first half of 2024.

Arrests and deportations in Connecticut are up. We analyzed where ICE is moving people to. ctmirror.org/2025/08/28/c...

New Haven-area ER visitors more likely to report suicidal thoughts Residents from South Central Connecticut told emergency room personnel they'd had thoughts of suicide at 1 1/2 times the state average.

Residents in New Haven are more likely to report having suicidal ideation, but experts say that might be due to a willingness to talk about it. "The science shows us that asking youth and adults about suicide is not directly harmful or suggestive. It’s OK to ask." ctmirror.org/2025/08/22/s...

If anyone has podcast or book recommendations about project management or product design, please share them with me

Wisconsin Watch and Connecticut Mirror Join Hacks/Hackers Newsroom AI Lab as First Partners The Newsroom AI Lab program helps small and mid-sized news organizations build capacity to scope, evaluate and manage technical projects involving AI.

Excited to be participating in Hacks/Hackers's first Newsroom AI Lab cohort: www.hackshackers.com/wisconsin-wa...

What is diquat used for in CT? Here's what to know Diquat is among the most common herbicides used on invasive plants. It's approved for use in the U.S. by the Environmental Protection Agency.

What is diquat? And how is it used in Connecticut? ctmirror.org/2025/08/11/d...

Amazing work by my colleagues. Check if your house is one of many in Connecticut with lead pipes.

The jazz festival has offered not just a concert series to Hartford, but also an open egalitarian space: free, outdoors and welcoming to all.

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The idea for this came from AI analysis of the hefty budget and bond bills that passed this session. I spoke to redemption center owners, politicians, industry lobbyists, grocery store staff, bottle returners, and examined government documents to report the story.

When social media posts concerned about #diquat went viral, we analyzed hundreds of DEEP permits and found diquat has been a standard treatment for aquatic invasive species in Connecticut for years.

What are the new AI laws in Connecticut? CT didn't regulate AI for businesses, but it did criminalize deepfake revenge porn and provide education funding for artificial intelligence.

What are Connecticut's AI laws? How do they compare to other states' laws? What's happening with AI federal laws? And -- how did CT Mirror use AI this Connecticut General Assembly session? ctmirror.org/2025/07/14/c...

CT 2025 legislative session: Where'd 100+ bills we tracked end up? CT Mirror reporters followed dozens of bills from the concept phase to the House and Senate floors. Here's a breakdown of where they landed.

We made this data visualization from our bill tracker to show how many of the bills we followed this session got signed into law.
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CT lawmaker cites sexually explicit language during budget debate A book-banning provision within the CT budget prompted a lawmaker to read sexually explicit material on the House floor during debate.

I used AI to analyze 8 hours of public hearing testimony for this story. After a lawmaker cited sexually explicit language in Monday's budget debate, I used an AI model to flag explicit quotes from a public hearing on the same topic in February. ctmirror.org/2025/06/03/c...

CT 2025 legislative session bill tracker: Follow status of legislation CT Mirror’s 2025 legislative session bill tracker is a tool to help you follow legislation as it works its way through the process.

Follow what's happening this session in the Connecticut legislature ctmirror.org/2025/05/20/c...

How many children are homeschooled in Connecticut? Fewer children are exiting CT public school systems for homeschooling than during the early years of the pandemic, recent data show.

Following coverage from my colleagues on Connecticut's homeschooling debates, Renata Daou and I looked into how many children are being homeschooled in the state. ctmirror.org/2025/05/16/h...

I saw the Hartford Youth Data Fellows present their research on local issues.

This week at the Capitol: May 5-9, 2025 A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week's happenings at the Connecticut General Assembly.

Two AI regulation bills passed to the CT general assembly floor last week. ctmirror.org/2025/05/09/c...

CT residents are living longer than they were 50 years ago The life expectancy for Connecticut women is six years longer than it was 50 years ago, and Connecticut men are living seven years longer.

Here's my first piece for the Mirror! I looked at how CT life expectancy has changed over the last 50 years and comparisons with the rest of the U.S. ctmirror.org/2025/05/09/c...

Angela Eichhorst joins CT Mirror as first AI data reporter/product developer In the new role, Eichhorst will develop small- and large-scale newsroom AI tools to improve CT Mirror’s research, reporting and workflows.

This is my first week at the CT Mirror! I’ll be developing newsroom AI data tools to improve our research and reporting.
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Turkey reigns at the Thanksgiving meal. - AP-NORC Thirty-two percent of Americans say turkey is their favorite part of the holiday meal; cranberry sauce is the least popular dish. When it comes to dessert, pumpkin pie is the favorite.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Support for Abortion Access Is Near Record, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds Some 55% of respondents say a pregnant woman should be able to get an abortion for any reason

HUGE DEAL: New results from a WSJ-NORC poll show Americans’ support for abortion access is at one of the highest levels on record since nonpartisan researchers began tracking it in the 1970s.

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Support for Abortion Access Is Near Record, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds
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This follows up on our previous report where we found 69% of adults believe in angels and 50% believe in ghosts.

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People without a religious affiliation lack faith in organized religion, not in spirituality - AP-NO... More than 4 in 10 adults with no religious affiliation believe in God or a high power, and two-thirds agree there are some things that can’t be explained by science or natural cause.

Highlights from our report published last week: Only 10% of adults have a great deal of confidence in organized religion, down from 20% in 2016. Many, however, consider themselves spiritual, including those who don’t have a religious affiliation.

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