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UConn obliterates St. John's, stakes claim to No. 1 seed as legit national title contender...

From lockdown drills to kindergarten age. Here's how an emergency CT bill could impact schools...

Connecticut Senate clashes over emergency session over warehouse workers, nonprofits, taxes, bottle returns...

Tempted to return Connecticut's bottle deposit law to five cents, state Senate approves higher fines...

PORTFOLIO: Progressives Push Trio of 'Tax-the-Rich' Bills, Including New State Property Tax ...

'Trying to be diplomatic,' RITTER, ROJAS warn of 'consequences' for filibustering...

HAAR: 'Emergency' votes for routine bills at the CT state Capitol? I don't think so; 'I see a real danger for Democrats who insist on calling it one'...

Emergency legislation would create acquisition loophole for UConn Health...

LAMONT won't rule out rarely used line-item veto of earmarks in emergency bill; 'I have concerns'...

Ranking the 2028 Democratic presidential contenders...

State Rep. Mary Mushinsky, a Wallingford Democrat who took office in 1981, announces retirement...

Stanley Black & Decker to close last New Britain manufacturing plant; hundreds of jobs impacted...

Latest financial picture for Connecticut's hospitals sparks strong debate...

NEW HAVEN Alders Shovel Bus Stop Clear...

CT advocates want $70M for Care4Kids from emergency fund...

New England Lawmakers Weigh Plug-in Solar as Europe's Model Spreads...

BLUMENTHAL teams up with GOP senator to rein in data centers...

CT advocates want $70M for Care4Kids from emergency fund...

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CT lawmakers move to crack down on bottle redemption fraud...

PORTFOLIO: Connecticut Wants to Ban Your Leaf Blower, and Use Your Electric Bill to Pay for It...

Bill would ban automated license plate reader data from FOIA...

DAN MALLOY: After decades of competing, public universities are collaborating for Maine...

CARDONA: Student mental health cannot be a 'red or blue' issue...

CT Senate debates filibuster limits as Democrats push emergency certification bills...

New Haven's Former Top Cop Fits Profile As Sportsbook Prey...

MURPHY Grills Trump Administration Nominee Over Payments She Received For Endorsing Products...

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Brooklyn, CT man who approached MURPHY on stage charged by police...

Antisemitism working group legislation draws backlash...

Report shows 4,246 abuse allegations, 15 deaths in Connecticut's disability system in 2024...

LOOONEY-DUFF: CT Republicans won't admit President Trump raised your taxes...

Police video shows VINCE MCMAHON'S 100 mph car crash...

Johnson, DiPentima, Griggs, Hart: CT workforce funding approaches a cliff...

Judged for approach to TRUMP, MCINNIS denies credit for Yale's sparing...

CT frontline workers push for bill to fix 'serious flaw' in workers' compensation for PTSD...

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