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Dom Amore: How BRAYLON MULLINS' pretty jump shot became the 'bringer of rain' for UConn men's basketball...

UConn freshman shooter BRAYLON MULLINS stuns Big East....

A pedigree of perfection: Do the 2025-26 UConn Women Huskies have what it takes to go undefeated?...

AXIOS: DNC flags legal risks in Trump DOJ voter roll request...

After ICE protest, Hartford police launch investigation...

MCENROE: Week 1 of 2026; authoritarianism and resistance...

Updated: COOK 2026 CPR House Race Ratings: CT-05: 'Likely Democrat'...

RENNIE: In BLOOMFIELD, a town with fractious politics like no other...

CHOINIERE: No easy way to power down Connecticut's high electric costs...

CHRIS MURPHY calls ICE operations 'inhumane and illegal' on MEET THE PRESS after Minneapolis shooting: Full interview...

CHRIS MURPHY says takeover of Greenland 'would be the end of NATO'...

MURPHY Accuses TRUMP of 'Stealing' From the American People in 2nd Term: 'Nuclear Grade Corruption'...

How JIM HIMES navigates Congress in 'unprecedented' Trump era...

LAMONT, BLUMENTHAL, SIMMONS Address 'ICE Out for Good' Rally in Stamford...

READ: MIKE CERULLI's Capitol Report Tip Sheet; Stewart qualifies for public financing...

GOP's RYAN FAZIO reaches public financing goal in governor race...

FARMER, SABIN eye primary to longtime veteran state rep PAT DILLON in the 92nd...

COLIN MCENROE: A Half Century of Covering Connecticut with Wit, Curiosity and Heart...

Battery farms are coming to CT. Here's what they do, and why they're sparking debate...

CT STATE EMPLOYEE PAYROLL HIT $4.67 BILLION IN 2025; HIGHEST PENSION AT $400K...

Study casts doubt on DAN MALLOY's multi-million dollar University of Maine medical school ambitions...

Perfect Storms: UConn Research Team Shining Light on Extreme Weather Preparedness in Connecticut...

PORTFOLIO: Short Session, Long Consequences: What Labor's 2026 Agenda Would Mean for Connecticut ...

John Charles 'Chuck' Mokriski, longtime lobbyist for CCFOI, dead at 83...

Stamford is getting 14 $peed cameras near school zones after CT DOT approval...

REP-AM: President Trump's 'beautiful clean coal' is a fiction...

'MERICA: LINDA MCMAHON pushes to restore love of country ahead of 250th anniversary...

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CT's MELISSA COLE departs WFSB after more than 22 years: 'No idea what's next'...

AG Tong secures $416K settlement with cannabis operators over antitrust violations...

Sports Betting Sites Make It All Too Easy to Lose Everything You've Got...

What's up with the former Testo's in Bridgeport? Developer promises to turn 'eyesore' into housing...

6 months out, Boston's World Cup preparations are shaky...

Connecticut once ran on trolleys. Now it's trying to undo a century of car-first planning...

REP-AM: Despite political attacks, AVELO holds strong in Connecticut...

Three candidates face off Tuesday for 139th district state House seat...

Billions at Stake in the Ocean as Trump Throttles Offshore Wind Farms...

Democrats call for release of DNC's 2024 election autopsy: Murphy: 'I don't really care'...

CT officials are trying to collect $1,250 fine from a GOP college political group. They're having trouble...

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POWELL: Minneapolis incident distracts from the big underlying issues...

New London to weigh $10M plan to turn page on historic former THE DAY newspaper HQ...

MA Hits $10 Billion Marijuana Sales Milestone; 'Consumption Lounges' To Bolster '26 Sales...

ShopRite is using facial recognition at Connecticut stores; customers say they didn't know...

Metro-North ticket changes: What CT residents should know...

'Not of A Serious Nature:' Accelerated Rehabilitation for near fatal stabbing...

Lawsuit filed against state contractor over whistleblower retaliation...

Waterbury misses out on $500,000 tax incentive because of delayed solar panel vote...

Canceled health plans and decreased coverage: Loss of health care subsidies hit hard in southeastern CT...

EVERSOURCE's decade long cable installation to Martha's Vineyard makes landfall in Falmouth...

Hartford Mayor ARULAMPALAM partners with Change.org to get public input on future of city schools...

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