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Earmarks scandal fuels election-year call for reforms from CT GOP; Harding, Candelora Call For Creation of MCKINNEY-Era Office of Inspector General...

State Republicans propose non-profit audits and expanded OIG...

War of words erupts in CT Capitol over spending, controversies and more; CANDELORA; Democrats 'eating at the trough'...

What's next for proposed Bridgeport soccer stadium site after CT nixes state funds?...

WTNH'S CERULLI: GOP pitches crackdown on 'earmarks'...

SHOCK: Arrest Warrant: Former NEW HAVEN Police Chief Karl Jacobson Bet $4.4M Online; 'I have a problem. I fix my alcohol problem. I turned to gambling.'...

UConn, CSCU advocates condemn state funding 'disaster,' demand more dollars for higher ed...

PORTFOLIO: Connecticut's Fiscal Guardrails Saved the State. Why Weaken Them Now?...

CT United FC preps for inaugural season with no place to call home...

Feds sue New Hampshire Coca-Cola distributor for excluding men from 250-women MOHEGAN SUN work trip...

Report: CT's Black businesses need support to thrive and grow...

International migration to CT is down, Census finds...

Ansonia Mayor Orders Probe Of City Vehicle, Credit Card Use; Preliminary Results 'Very Interesting'...

Training mandates mulled for homemaker companion workers...

Donations from Palantir to MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HIMES spark outcry...

LARSON to introduce bill to ban ICE at the polls...

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Map Shows States Trying To Advance Higher Taxes on the Ultra-Wealthy...

PITNEY BOWES quietly relocates Connecticut headquarters to SHELTON...

'Bridgeport has lost a true champion': Longtime city advocate Carolyn Vermont dies...

Iconic WESTPORT swing bridge could be all yours, if you can move it...

Danbury schools pause class pictures after online posts link Lifetouch to Epstein...

Access Health CT sees third straight year of record sign-ups despite national enrollment decline...

With a shortage of substitute teachers, Meriden schools invite parents to help fill the jobs...

Coalition concerned about CT antisemitism working group; Jewish, Muslim leaders say discrimination is rampant...

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Magnet school leaders say legislation could curb services, force closures...

CT-based Pratt & Whitney criticized by Airbus for 'really disappointing' engine shortages...

Upgrades planned for Chief Medical Examiner offices...

Hey Indiana. Call Us: Chance of Bears moving to Indiana takes 'meaningful step forward'...

CT houses of worship tackle rising utility costs through energy efficiency...

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