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STEPHEN A SMITH predicts UConn, DAN HURLEY will reach Final Four: 'I believe in this man'...

FURMAN mathematicians calculate probability of Paladin-UCONN upset on Friday...

PORTFOLIO: Democratic, Republican House Leaders Urge Preserving Bipartisan Check on State Regulations...

Senate Dems propose their own $200M 'CT option' health care bill...

CENTER SQUARE POLL: KAMALA HARRIS still Democratic favorite for 2028; MURPHY Polling At Zero...

HAAR: CT home schooling bill goes too far and needs to be diluted before it passes...

IMPACT CT: Does Connecticut's Part-Time Legislature Still Work for the Problems It's Trying to Solve?...

DCF investigating death of Enfield girl...

CT launches tire stewardship program to make disposal easier...

What's really on your electric bill? CT lawmakers want it fully spelled out...

PORTFOLIO: Green Dreams, $11B Reality: Connecticut Energy Bill Could Drive Up Electric Bills...

SEN LOPES: Proposed rules on wake surfing in CT won't move forward; will create summer study group...

Advocates backing bill that would help Connecticut mothers afford diapers...

Why this winter felt harsher in Connecticut, despite ranking only as 45th-coldest on record...

CT homeschool bill advances in split committee vote, despite vast opposition...

Why self-checkout could soon be limited at Connecticut grocery stores...

Game On: Nexstar Claims Its $6.2 Billion Deal for Tegna Has Closed Following DOJ, FCC Approvals...

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That's A Gouda! Two CT Cheese Companies Claim 10 awards at 2026 World Championship Cheese Contest...

BLUMENTHAL says SAVE Act is a Republican attempt to suppress the vote...

Tolland Republican Town Council member, who registered to vote in Florida, resigns from board...

We're #2! CT had 2nd-highest electric bills in 2025, up slightly from 2024...

$1M Forensic lab-on-wheels ready for deployment to CT crime scenes...

Former Bridgeport Dem Sen BRADLEY texts shown to jurors during campaign fraud trial: 'Wouldn't that be illegal?'...

Former East Lyme selectwoman accuses town leaders of forcing her out; files complaint with TONG...

Derby Man Wants To Restore Civil War Colonel's Grave...

Bob's Discount Furniture renegotiates state loan, commits to stay in CT through 2038...

CT Tries Again To Get Cannabiz Right...

Human Services Committee advances bill creating long-term care insurance safeguards....

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'Jew-FK Jr.': Meet the SOUTHPORT dad and children's book author who won a JFK Jr. lookalike contest...

CT bill allowing unemployment benefits for striking workers advances amid sharp partisan divide...

CT sugary drink tax could fund free school meals for kids, but idea fails to stick with businesses...

Hartford schools chief, mayor at sharp odds on how to address $70M school deficit. Accusations fly...

HOCKEY NEWS: Bridgeport Islanders Relocation to Hamilton: Why It's Happening & What Comes Next?...

The MOODUS section of EAST HADDAM has frequent earthquakes, scientists don't entirely know why...

Should CT open places to use drugs? Sen ANWAR says it would save lives; LAMONT vetoed measure last year...

ORANGE Town Attorney OWEN WEAVER Announces GOP Bid for 14th Senate District...

HEARST: Connecticut marriage legislation would punish citizens for Democrats' sanctuary policies...

New CT college scholarship program could face funding shortfall...

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