CT poised to pay down $3.6 billion in pension debt
Connecticut is poised to deposit an extra $3.6 billion in its cash-starved pension funds when the fiscal year closes... (Read more)
5 / 22 / 2022
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Showing 5/22/2022 to 12/28/2021
New England energy demand dropped to its lowest point ever this month
New England’s energy demand dropped to its lowest point ever earlier this month thanks to good weather and the... (Read more)
5 / 14 / 2022
Dems endorse Himes for reelection
NORWALK, Conn. – Jim Himes easily won the Democratic endorsement for reelection to Connecticut’s Fourth District seat in a... (Read more)
5 / 10 / 2022
Lamont remains neutral in contests for treasurer, secretary of the state
Gov. Ned Lamont, the titular head of the Connecticut Democratic Party, declined Monday to put his weight behind his... (Read more)
5 / 10 / 2022
CT GOP endorses a social moderate, Themis Klarides, for U.S. Senate
Themis Klarides, a former Connecticut House GOP leader who supports abortion rights and declined to vote for Donald Trump... (Read more)
5 / 10 / 2022
Democrats anoint Lamont for a second term, praise his handling of economy and pandemic
Governor Ned Lamont came out swinging when he took the stage at the state Democratic party convention Saturday. Accepting... (Read more)
5 / 7 / 2022
CT Democrats diversify in picks for treasurer and secretary of the state
Norwalk’s Thomas wins Secretary of State endorsement State Rep. Stephanie Thomas got the endorsement for secretary of the state... (Read more)
5 / 7 / 2022
An embrace of Juneteenth in CT, and a clash over its meaning
Without prodding or plan, legislators glided to the corner of the state’s gilded-age House chamber, where a tired Black... (Read more)
5 / 6 / 2022
House, Senate unanimously approve CT gas tax holiday
The General Assembly on Wednesday approved a three-month state gasoline tax holiday starting April 1. The bill, which passed... (Read more)
3 / 27 / 2022
At least 4 towns now subject to subpoenas in school construction probe
Communications with Kosta Diamantis sought from Groton, Tolland, Bristol and Hartford At least four Connecticut municipalities have received subpoenas... (Read more)
3 / 23 / 2022
For a New Haven-Darien commuter, a switch to the train makes sense
With her car broken and gas prices up, Briana LaMare headed into Union Station to catch the 9:47 a.m. train Tuesday — part... (Read more)
3 / 18 / 2022
Families of Bridgeport women found dead testify for notification bill
It was the landlord, not the police, who told Shantell Fields that her daughter was dead. Lauren Smith-Fields lived... (Read more)
3 / 12 / 2022
Education Committee approves Sheff v. O’Neill settlement
Facing pressure and feeling as if they didn’t have a choice, members of the legislature’s Education Committee reluctantly approved... (Read more)
3 / 9 / 2022
CT officials tell towns they won’t honor Diamantis’ promises for school funding
Norwalk Chief of Staff says City is ‘confident’ NHS project won’t be impacted Connecticut officials have notified at least... (Read more)
3 / 5 / 2022
Lamont makes 22 nominations for 58 vacancies on trial bench
Gov. Ned Lamont nominated 11 men and 11 women as judges of the Superior Court on Thursday, continuing a... (Read more)
2 / 25 / 2022
Blumenthal applauds nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to high court
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Friday that President Joe Biden’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, is a... (Read more)
2 / 25 / 2022
CT residents, delegation and Rilling respond to Russian invasion in Ukraine
Ukrainian Americans living in Connecticut are anxiously watching after the Russian military invaded Ukraine early Thursday, while the Connecticut... (Read more)
2 / 24 / 2022
As CT seeks to desegregate schools, suburban districts are slow to help
Amid the protestors chanting “change your vote” outside the school board offices in the wealthy shoreline town of Darien... (Read more)
2 / 19 / 2022
Connecticut’s roads are deadlier than ever. Figuring out why is complicated.
On March 23, 2020, Connecticut came to a standstill. In an effort to control the devastating spread of COVID-19,... (Read more)
2 / 12 / 2022
Lamont goes big with reelection budget
$24B proposal cuts some income taxes, taps reserves to boost spending for CT’s recovery from pandemic HARTFORD, Conn. —... (Read more)
2 / 9 / 2022
Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo to retire in wake of investigation
Connecticut Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo Jr. will retire effective March 31 in the wake of an independent investigation that questioned... (Read more)
2 / 9 / 2022
In sealed grievance, Kosta Diamantis accuses top CT officials of mistreating OPM secretary
HARTFORD, Conn. — Konstantinos Diamantis, the former deputy secretary of the Office of Policy and Management now at the... (Read more)
2 / 9 / 2022
Lamont: Colangelo would ‘be gone’ if he could fire him
Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday said Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo Jr. would “be gone” if the governor had... (Read more)
2 / 5 / 2022
FBI investigating projects related to fired state official Kosta Diamantis
State also releases report on investigation into Chief State’s Attorney Colangelo’s hiring of Diamantis’ daughter The FBI is investigating... (Read more)
2 / 4 / 2022
Sheff v. O’Neill settlement would expand magnet schools, ‘Open Choice’
A comprehensive school choice plan submitted Thursday in the Sheff v. O’Neill case is intended to end 33 years of litigation... (Read more)
1 / 28 / 2022
An inside look at the haggling over Connecticut’s congressional map
Republicans urged significant revisions in Connecticut’s gerrymandered congressional map, then compromised in steps to the point where relatively minor... (Read more)
1 / 18 / 2022
Sen. Will Haskell opts for law school over reelection
Will Haskell’s book about being elected to the Connecticut Senate as a 22-year-old isn’t out until Jan. 18, but... (Read more)
1 / 5 / 2022
COVID rampant in Stamford, a harbinger of things to come
STAMFORD — COVID-19 is spreading rapidly here in Connecticut’s second-largest city, where cases exploded with the suddenness of a... (Read more)
1 / 4 / 2022
‘Airtight agreement’ to get COVID-19 tests to CT falls apart
Lamont blames ‘misrepresentation’ for mix-up A promised order of 1.5 million COVID-19 home test kits that was supposed to... (Read more)
12 / 30 / 2021
State to distribute millions of COVID testing kits and N95 masks
Tests could be available as early as Thursday With demand climbing for COVID tests as the omicron variant spreads,... (Read more)
12 / 28 / 2021