
Report: Taxing the rich won’t make them leave CT
A progressive policy group with strong ties to labor took aim recently at one of Gov. Ned Lamont’s strongest... (Read more)
3 / 23 / 2023
News from the state government
A progressive policy group with strong ties to labor took aim recently at one of Gov. Ned Lamont’s strongest... (Read more)
3 / 23 / 2023
As President Joe Biden unveiled the initial details of an international deal to provide nuclear-powered submarines in San Diego... (Read more)
3 / 14 / 2023
At a fall press conference about a plan to rebuild Hartford’s highways, Congressman John Larson praised the mayors of Hartford... (Read more)
3 / 12 / 2023
State lawmakers are confident that Senate Bill 2, which has passed out of the Committee on Children, will continue to... (Read more)
3 / 8 / 2023
But plans to redirect more funds for municipal education grants are put on hold State legislative leaders and Gov.... (Read more)
2 / 8 / 2023
NORWALK, Conn. — Manresa Island, offshore wind, wrong way driving and a move to dissolve the Norwalk Transit District... (Read more)
2 / 6 / 2023
A proposed technical adjustment to one of the state’s foremost affordable housing laws could put many Connecticut towns well... (Read more)
2 / 4 / 2023
Leaders of the Democratic legislative majorities, intent on seeking greater education aid for municipalities, are urging Gov. Ned Lamont... (Read more)
1 / 28 / 2023
State officials released a highly anticipated audit into Connecticut’s school construction office late last week, but it is unlikely to alleviate... (Read more)
1 / 25 / 2023
A new legislative proposal would encourage increased housing density near transit stations, one of the major pushes for zoning... (Read more)
1 / 24 / 2023
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas made her first policy recommendation Thursday, urging legislators to pass a law authorizing... (Read more)
1 / 21 / 2023
Projections for state tax receipts ticked upward again Tuesday, pushing the current fiscal year’s surplus beyond $3 billion, according... (Read more)
1 / 18 / 2023
The following article was originally published on Inside Investigator. Energy prices are high on the list of priorities for... (Read more)
1 / 18 / 2023
Connecticut’s first-ever Comprehensive Energy Strategy, released 10 years ago, was built around natural gas. Gas was cheap, plentiful and cleaner... (Read more)
1 / 12 / 2023
Region’s supply of electricity was insufficient to meet consumer demand System operators implemented well established procedures Christmas Eve to... (Read more)
1 / 10 / 2023
Rep. Quentin Williams, D-Middletown, was one of the two drivers killed in a fiery two-car crash at 12:48 a.m.... (Read more)
1 / 6 / 2023
NORWALK, Conn. — Some State Legislature notes: Duff reelected Majority Leader Dathan gains new leadership role Simms appointed Assistant... (Read more)
1 / 5 / 2023
Ned Lamont began his second term as Connecticut’s governor at midday Wednesday, a Democrat enriched by political capital that... (Read more)
1 / 4 / 2023
Connecticut-based Sikorsky announced Wednesday that it filed a formal protest of the Army’s decision to choose another company to... (Read more)
12 / 29 / 2022
On Nov. 17, both Eversource and United Illuminating — Connecticut’s two investor-owned electric utilities — notified state regulators that... (Read more)
12 / 28 / 2022
Savings tops $300 million in the next state budget, but it’s not easy to see The state budget will... (Read more)
12 / 27 / 2022
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-Greenwich) was tapped last year to lead the U.S. House Select Committee on Economic Disparity... (Read more)
12 / 19 / 2022
Connecticut’s COVID hospitalizations have risen by 58% over the last four weeks, and with families and colleagues preparing to... (Read more)
12 / 17 / 2022
Connecticut legislators joined the families of missing persons on Friday to announce the passage of a bill that would... (Read more)
12 / 17 / 2022
In the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting where a gunman killed 20 children and six... (Read more)
12 / 15 / 2022
Scott Ruszczyk, a Newtown police officer, walked into roll call the morning after the shooting. Several other officers were... (Read more)
12 / 14 / 2022
Army decision on contract for Black Hawk successor came as a shock to hundreds of aerospace suppliers in CT... (Read more)
12 / 7 / 2022
The following article was originally published on Inside Investigator. The Connecticut Legislature passed a large and wide-sweeping piece of... (Read more)
11 / 29 / 2022
Since Connecticut approved recreational pot over a year ago, the process of licensing and building out the state’s market... (Read more)
11 / 29 / 2022
Connecticut still faces a huge pile of debt, but over the past year alone, it’s wiped out more than... (Read more)
11 / 23 / 2022