Editorial: The UConn Health Center is a money pit. It’s time to for the state to get out of the hospital business
Members of UConn Fire and Police Departments, Farmington Center Fire Department, Tunxis Hose Company, East…
Politics
Connecticut Politics Week in Review: Legal marijuana bill in jeopardy over equity concerns
FARMINGTON, CT – 03.23.2016 – UCONN HEALTH – UConn Health’s brand new state-of-the-art, 386,000 square-foot,…
Connecticut state police firing range will remain in Simsbury after years of searching for new site
After years of searching for a new site, Gov. Ned Lamont says the state police…
Connecticut bond commission approves funding to assist two downtown Hartford residential developments
An aerial view shows 55 Elm Street in Hartford – the longtime home of the…
Connecticut lawmakers approve age discrimination bill that would block employers from asking job candidates their date of birth, graduation years
State Sen. Derek Slap of West Hartford strongly pushed a bill to deter age discrimination…
Key Democrats won’t support Connecticut legal weed bill unless it includes greater equity provisions for minority communities
State Sen. Gary Winfield, a New Haven Democrat who co-chairs the judiciary committee, said, “There…
Connecticut lawmakers OK ice cream truck safety bill spurred by Wallingford boy’s death
Tristan Barhorst of Wallingford was 10 when he was struck and killed by a driver…
Connecticut bill to end religious exemptions for required school vaccines moves a step closer to law
Connecticut lawmakers are debating whether to end the religious exemption for vaccines, which has been…
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont: Plans to bring migrant children from Texas border to former Middletown juvenile prison on hold for now
Despite research by state officials, no migrant children will be brought from the Texas border…
Poll: 31% of Connecticut residents report mental health decline during COVID-19
“I can feel the stress building again,” Gov. Ned Lamont said last fall as he…
Supporters of expanding Medicaid to undocumented immigrants in Connecticut rally at Capitol
Hartford, Ct. – 04/13/2021 – 82-Year-old Al Dornan, who has been walking in support of…
UConn Health asks for $173M, 3-year bailout from state lawmakers due to ‘unsustainable’ increases in pension, health care costs
UConn Health is seeking a bailout from the state legislature to cover operating deficits. The…
From broadband to bridges, White House outlines Connecticut infrastructure needs that would be funded in $2.3T plan
Connecticut officials are looking for a new, multistory, $375 million building near the Veterans Administration…
Connecticut has some of the most restrictive voting laws in the country. Here’s how our voting laws compare to other states.
Both of those proposals require amending the state constitution, which is, by design, a multistep…
Opinion: Democrats seek to rein in the watchdogs
Under former Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, there were persistent and obvious efforts to give oversight…
Fairfield County homeowners rally against Connecticut zoning legislation they say removes local decision-making
“Everybody’s just up in arms that Hartford wants to come in and decide what’s best…
Connecticut juvenile car theft bill would require repeat offenders to wear GPS monitoring devices
Rep. Craig Fishbein, the ranking House Republican on the committee, rejected that argument. “There was…
Former GOP lawmaker Clark Chapin tapped to be next Republican state auditor
“Clark Chapin has the experience, judgment and knowledge that will serve the people of the…
Gov. Ned Lamont staffer joining Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in Washington to focus on school reopenings
“From the outset, Nick has worked to help coordinate these efforts for my office, and…
Connecticut state parks, forests and campgrounds will be fully open this summer. Here’s what you need to know.
“Connecticut has some of the best parks of any state in the country, and the…
Gov. Ned Lamont moving forward with plans to house migrant youth in former Middletown juvenile prison despite concerns from advocacy groups, local officials
Gov. Ned Lamont says a former juvenile prison in Middletown can be transformed into an…
After request from vice president, Connecticut will consider housing migrant children stranded at Texas border in former juvenile training school in Middletown
Gov. Ned Lamont is considering whether to house migrant children at a facility in Middletown….
President Biden promises modest action to address ‘epidemic’ of gun violence at White House ceremony attended by Connecticut senators and a Sandy Hook family
“Time and again, as progressed has stalled, we have all asked, ‘What are we waiting…
Democrats advance reforms designed by Connecticut judges, attorneys to reduce racial bias in jury selection
“I find that a lot of the bills we deal with this session have to…