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MURPHY: RUBIO and HEGSETH 'literally lied to our face' about regime change in Venezuela...

WHITE HOUSE slams 'buffoon' CHRIS MURPHY over Venezuela 'invasion' hysteria...

COLLINS: Connecticut Republicans are defending Trump's cowboy raid?...

SONNNFELD: 5 takeaways on Venezuela in the aftermath of Maduro: a memo to CEOs...

BLUMENTHAL: 'If we're starting another endless war, with no clear national security strategy or need, count me out'...

DELAURO Slams Trump's Attempted 'Regime Change' In Venezuela...

Connecticut leaders condemn the surprise capture of Venezuela's leader Maduro...

MURPHY: 'This is about satisfying Trump's vanity, enriching Trump's oil industry backers, and distracting voters from Epstein and rising costs'...

HIMES: 'America can see the fact that they no longer have a Congress'...

HIMES discusses Trump's military operation in Venezuela...

In 2026 race for CT governor, electricity prices emerge as top issue...

DIMAURO: Time for BLUMENTHAL and MURPHY to help UConn (and the rest of college sports)...

'Generational moment' arrives as HHC officially acquires Manchester, Rockville hospitals...

RENNIE: CT's homegrown disruptive events coming in 2026. Some will cost you...

READ: MIKE CERULLI's Capitol Report Tip Sheet; Will '26 be a year of younger candidates?...

Connecticut slides one spot in U-Haul migration rankings for 2025...

State pension fund posts 10% return in FY25, but trails market gains...

Is Congress facing another shutdown threat? Here's what to know....

As CT works to restore oysters, study finds traces of fentanyl, ketamine can disrupt their survival...

A quiet but consequential fight over riparian buffers is brewing in Connecticut...

How MCCRORY probe derailed a program to help Hartford businesses...

Sally's Apizza Plots Texas Takeover With 45 Planned Shops...

Will NED LAMONT be the longest-serving governor in CT history?...

BLUMENTHAL warns more CT towns face water main breaks as Waterbury needs millions for its repairs...

BETSY MCCAUGHEY: Blue states blow nothing but hot air on wind-power boondoggles...

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PURA fallout continues as Republicans seek information and answers...

Most birds species are declining in Connecticut...

Norwalk's second female mayor plans to tackle taxes, schools and more: 'This is a serious job'...

UConn Men's basketball four wins away from program history...

Prospect to pay Vernon nearly $1M for tax debts as Hartford HealthCare takes over at Rockville General Hospital...

What Norwalk's Manresa Island could teach Connecticut about cleaning up its most polluted sites...

POWELL: Bridgeport's prospects brighten amid stunning decline in murders...

Trump's 'Golden Fleet' plan to resurrect battleships meets sharp criticism in CT submarine country...

Bridgeport looks to put in red-light, $peed cameras; State and Lafayette floated as possible streets...

CT forensic lab was crucial in Brown University mass shooting investigation...

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After a decade of delays, DSS call center wait times show signs of improvement...

A Fungus Amongst Us: New 'super scary' fungus Candida auris already detected in CT experts warn...

Lawmakers of color have grown their ranks on Beacon Hill, but the Legislature remains disproportionately white...

Tracking endorsements in the CT 1st Congressional District Democratic primary...

Already embroiled in bitter divide, BLOOMFIELD hit by cut in bond rating...

CAMERON: The mysteries of CT rail governance...

MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBE inaugurates leaders...

Connecticut officials investigating further into the financial health of New Opportunities...

MCGINNIS seeking seat opened by GILCHREST'S congressional run...

Longtime Waterbury radio host Barbara Davitt dies at 92: 'She was a living landmark'...

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