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UConn enters March at No. 4 in Andy Katz's latest men's basketball Power 37 rankings...

Lights Out: WATCH: UConn Men's Hockey Robbed Of A Win By Rink Lighting Malfunction...

MURPHY: 'We're not going to get a democracy' out of Iran conflict...

MURPHY Says Iran War Would Cost 'More Than' Extending ACA Subsidies, Questions US Spending Priorities...

Transcript: SEN. CHRIS MURPHY on 'Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,' March 1, 2026...

'Insane This Is Legal,' MURPHY Says About Suspected Polymarket Insiders Making $1.2M On Iran Strikes...

DeLauro, Blumenthal, Murphy Slam Trump's Attack On Iran: 'I Worry About A Prolonged War'...

Iran gives Democrats a new opening on energy prices...

Blumenthal says Trump overstepped Congress by ordering Iran strikes, calls for War Powers Act vote...

HAAR: Anxious, hopeful voices of Iranian Americans in Connecticut color debate over strikes...

Hospitals paying millions to cover state employee pay and benefits...

READ: MIKE CERULLI's Capitol Report Tip Sheet; Conroy's Out: Fazio's shakeup; Retirement Rumors; The staffers changing the game...

KEN DIXON'S Annual Capitol Salary Dump; Courtney Cullinan, Joel Rudikoff Top Wage Earners...

HARTFORD POLICE BODYCAM FOOTAGE SHOWS MAN SHOT AT NINE TIMES FOLLOWING MENTAL HEALTH CALL...

FOWLER: If Cost of Living Is the Top Concern, Why Are Lawmakers Raising Costs?...

Lawmakers Cause $14 Million Bottle Redemption Mess...

UConn students navigate 'Living with AI' at HackUConn 2026...

POWELL: Federal aid really isn't free; and stop exalting abortion...

MORE NIPS ARE BEING BOUGHT IN CT, SOME ADVOCATES ARE WORRIED...

Eph MURPHY At Alma Mater WILLIAMS discusses rebuilding the Democratic Party, Israel, ICE and more...

Cape Cod business leader wants to bury electrical grid, demands state support after blizzard...

ELICKER proposes $733M Budget, 4% Tax Hike...

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ROBERT C. 'BOB' LEUBA, Groton Mayor, Meskill COS, DMV Commissioner, Judicial Administrator, Dead at 94...

JUDGE LEUBA leaves a legacy of professionalism, mentorship...

Hartford police shootings prompt calls for change: 'We are traumatized'...

As unsheltered homelessness increases, CT lawmakers consider funding for DOT to clear encampments...

In Connecticut 92% of communities of color live in nature-deprived areas: study...

Advocates say CT lacking adequate child mental health care...

Small towns balk at new CT housing proposal. It would allow homes on smaller properties across state...

'Out of nowhere:' Workers and New Britain officials reel from loss of Stanley Black & Decker factory...

Democrats demand Trump provide tariff refunds as at least one CT company sues...

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RENNIE: Democrat ANITA FORD SAUNDERS challenging incumbent MATT LESSER in 9th Senate District...

FLASHBACK: Black Leaders Call for SEN. LESSER'S Removal from Black and Puerto Rican Caucus...

Happy 83rd ROSA DELAURO...

CT health care providers say insurance 'downcoding' is bleeding them dry...

Proposal would ban sharing CT license plate data for immigration enforcement...

Connecticut 10-year-old's ice fishing catch sparks national debate amid potential state record...

What to know about LAMONT'S 'CT option' plan for health care...

ROSS GARBER: The Truth Is Out There...

JOE WOJTAS: EPSTEIN redactions give local officials the motivation to ignore FOI law...

CAMERON: The real winter warriors: CDOT vs. Mother Nature...

Bye-bye transponders: E-ZPass switching to stickers...

GOP Lawmakers Wants To Follow TRUMP's Lead On Tips And Overtime Wages...

RENNIE: The wrong person for a CT job at the wrong time...

Reality of cuts to UConn research funds emerges. 'There's just this aura of awfulness': professor...

Do You Back Into a Parking Spot or Back Out? What's driving a change in America's parking lots...

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