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Fudge Off: Mike Anthony: Does DAN HURLEY go too far with his F-bombs? We asked him...

Breaking Point? CT school leaders on LAMONT'S K-12 budget: 'A trainwreck for education'...

CT anti-Trump groups plan big Tuesday events: Anti-ICE and pro-impeachment...

New Britain tax collector accused of 'financial malfeasance,' official says...

DELAURO Challenger Ends Campaign...

When JESSE JACKSON marched across Connecticut to 'rebuild America'...

As CT renters rally for eviction reform, lawmakers make a change...

Regional Water Authority again pushes compromise on Aquarion deal to town leaders...

CT restaurant association rebrands as voice of hospitality industry...

CT received more than $564 million from feds for disasters from 2011-2024, report says...

CT libraries face possible 20% cut to cross-town borrowing program...

Shelton grand list jumps $2B as Lauretti warns some residents will 'flip out' over assessment hikes...

CT Democratic legislators again propose capital gains surcharge...

New Haven's schools confront absenteeism...among teachers...

CTDOT wants new laws aimed at distracted driving. 'The law really hasn't kept up with technology'...

Connecticut could ban 'convertible pistols' under LAMONT proposal...

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RUSSELL, Students Speak At Black History Month Presentation In Ansonia...

Avelo Moves Last 737-700 Scheduled Service to late-Feb 2026...

UConn issues updated protocols for potential ICE visits on campus amid Trump crackdown...

Report calls for background checks at unlicensed Connecticut youth camps...

Connecticut set bold climate goals. But now a new report says it's falling behind...

Cannabis might make the body age faster, Yale and UConn experts warn...

Yale Dems, YCC advocate for state bill to ban scholarship displacement...

Connecticut saw fewer babies born in 2025 than year before, a trend over the past decade...

Thousands of CT water customers will see new surcharge on bills to monitor 'forever chemicals'...

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UConn Researchers Launch Initiative to Improve Power Outage Predictions, Grid Resilience...

Rev. Nathan Empsall: A priest has a message about ICE for MAGA, Democrats, and COLIN MCENROE...

The OBAMA Administration's Prostitution Scandal And The Ruemmler-Epstein Connection...

Bill seeks monthly 25 cent phone line fee to fund 988, 211...

FOWLER: It's Time to Eliminate Occupational Licensing Fees...

Insurance companies received $57M in Connecticut film tax credits...

Stamford health inspection database still offline after 5 years; officials say they're working on it...

State to honor Lyme for highest voter turnout among small towns last fall...

CT lawmakers press for $40 million to give Groton's UConn Avery Point campus a dorm

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