News from the state government
Connecticut’s largest electric utility says there’s something missing amidst the flood of criticism it’s taken since Tropical Storm Isaias.... (Read more)
9 / 16 / 2020
Gov. Ned Lamont established a new series of fines Monday, ranging from $100 to $500, for those who refuse... (Read more)
9 / 15 / 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Democratic majority on a special legislative oversight committee blocked a Republican effort Friday to nullify... (Read more)
9 / 5 / 2020
no imageThree recent opinion pieces, “Let’s tax Connecticut’s segregation” by New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, “Connecticut property taxes define structural... (Read more)
8 / 29 / 2020
no imageEversource Energy gave skeptical lawmakers a forceful rebuttal Thursday of the widespread complaints that the electric utility failed to... (Read more)
8 / 28 / 2020
Union officials representing more than 60,000 school employees demanded Monday that districts implement a host of costly safety procedures... (Read more)
8 / 24 / 2020
There was a quick headline at the start of Monday’s regulatory hearing into Eversource Energy’s colossally ill-timed electric rate... (Read more)
8 / 24 / 2020
Connecticut public health officials have issued an alert to Danbury residents after what the state is calling a “significant... (Read more)
8 / 22 / 2020
The sightings have been noted since early in the pandemic — critters everywhere, including here in Connecticut. It’s not... (Read more)
8 / 21 / 2020
COVID-19 hit nursing homes in the Northeast states particularly hard, but those living in Connecticut long term care facilities... (Read more)
8 / 19 / 2020
A recount Tuesday flipped the results of the Republican primary in Connecticut’s 2nd Congressional District, giving Justin Anderson an... (Read more)
8 / 18 / 2020
Throughout the last decade, I’ve worked in several capacities within the affordable housing sector, and one thing has stayed... (Read more)
8 / 15 / 2020
The top-line races were easy. Soon after the polls closed Tuesday night, the Associated Press declared Republican Donald J.... (Read more)
8 / 12 / 2020
Eversource Energy’s chairman and chief executive, Jim Judge, was jubilant in a message to shareholders in March. Based on... (Read more)
8 / 7 / 2020
Updated 2:40 p.m.: New photo and information. CONNECTICUT – The chair of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority said Wednesday... (Read more)
8 / 6 / 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Ned Lamont’s ceremonial signing of the police accountability bill Friday opened with flattery of the... (Read more)
8 / 1 / 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. — State government’s coffers have swelled by hundreds of millions of dollars since the coronavirus struck in mid-March,... (Read more)
7 / 29 / 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday the state will not dictate the opening date of the school year or... (Read more)
7 / 29 / 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. — Meeting for the first time since COVID-19 forced the closure of the State Capitol in March, the... (Read more)
7 / 29 / 2020
NORWALK, Conn. — Some political developments: Dathan’s virtual campaign kickoff features Blumenthal and Himes Eight states added to CT-NJ-NY... (Read more)
7 / 1 / 2020
The State released requirements and guidance Monday for local districts to open schools this fall as hospitalizations in the... (Read more)
6 / 30 / 2020
Connecticut schools will reopen for a five-day school week in the fall – as long as the coronavirus behaves,... (Read more)
6 / 28 / 2020
Connecticut, New York and New Jersey officials are now considering imposing a self-testing or quarantining order on people coming... (Read more)
6 / 23 / 2020
Connecticut’s finances are considerably worse than even the ugly scenario Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration painted in early May, if... (Read more)
6 / 21 / 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. — Majority Senate Democrats unveiled a comprehensive platform Friday to reverse systemic racial inequalities in law enforcement,... (Read more)
6 / 20 / 2020
In April, the Bridgeport Police Department received from the Pentagon a heavily armored mine-resistant vehicle valued at more than... (Read more)
6 / 16 / 2020
Gov. Ned Lamont, whose administration has been facing intense lobbying by the restaurant industry over COVID-19 restrictions, made a... (Read more)
6 / 6 / 2020
The debate over how much federal pandemic aid should be shared with Connecticut’s municipalities is coming down to one... (Read more)
6 / 4 / 2020
Connecticut will be the first state in the nation to conduct a broad survey to determine how prevalent the... (Read more)
6 / 3 / 2020
Hair salons, barbershops and casinos reopened in Connecticut Monday, after being closed for more than two months due to... (Read more)
6 / 1 / 2020