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'Sort of sloppy and stupid': Breaking down report of Erin Stewart's city credit card spending...

RENNIE: BYSIEWICZ revelation: 'I've always believed that Democrats shouldn't waste time attacking each other' as she launches another attack on Josh Elliott....

KEATING: CT GOP, Dems look forward as embattled Erin Stewart suspends campaign for governor...

PAZ: Report transformed Stewart spending scandal, reshaped GOP race...

PORTFOLIO: Generational Fault Lines: BRONIN'S Upset Win Over Larson Exposes Tensions Within Connecticut's Labor Movement...

MCENROE: Peppa Pig invites mudslinging to Connecticut politics...

Baked-In Entitlement: REP-AM: Allegations against ERIN STEWART aren't shocking...

ERIN WHO? CT GOP gathers for first convention votes after governor race shake-up; PROTO: 'I think the party's in really good shape'...

RENNIE: The horrifying allegations of graphic sexual harassment rocking Connecticut...

POWELL: 1st CD primary: Young vs. old or Mayberry vs. Greenwich?...

GRIMALDI: The Day MARIO TESTA Blew Up The Dem Party Convention Ascending Ganim To State Ticket Slot...

Head For The Slots: CERULLI: RYAN FAZIO secures GOP endorsement for Connecticut governor; MCAUGHEY Fails To Reach 15 Percent Threshold To Force Primary...

DIXON: Connecticut Republicans nominate Ryan Fazio for governor after Erin Stewart drops out of race...

KEATING: CT SEN. FAZIO wins on first ballot, blocks primary as Betsy McCaughey withdraws, vows return to CT politics...

PAZ: RYAN FAZIO wins the CT GOP nomination for governor...

BROWN: Lamont clinches CT Democratic party endorsement, but will face primary...

HUGHES: Josh Elliott forces primary in Connecticut governor race as Democrats endorse Ned Lamont...

LAMONT secures Democratic endorsement for governor, will face Elliott in primary; Delegates chant 'tax the rich'...

FINAL TALLY: 1,468 delegate votes for Lamont, or 74.56%, and 501 delegate votes for Elliott, or 25.44%...

ON CAPITOL HILL, A SEXUAL HARASSMENT 'MINEFIELD' PERSISTS...

Summer electric rates to drop for EVERSOURCE, UI customers...

Seymour P&Z Says They'll Revise Zoning Language To Reflect Modern Farming, 'agritourism'...

Connecticut Homeschoolers Push Back Against New Restrictions...

These Hartford moms formed a committee to push for better schools...

CT license plate data searched by out-of-state agencies millions of times...

CT women having fewer babies means school enrollment falling too...

FERTILITY FRAUD: 'I've unintentionally made myself the poster child of accidental incest'...

DOJ says Yale medical school discriminated against Asian, White applicants...

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Will hockey survive at Bridgeport's arena after Islanders leave? Bidders tour uncertain future...

Trump administration sues Connecticut over ICE oversight bill limiting federal enforcement...

CT officials condemn CSCU chancellor's alleged sexual harassment: 'Deeply disturbing'...

Connecticut college chancellor sent sexually explicit messages before resigning, records show....

Report: CSCU chancellor quit after sexual harassment complaint...

An Ode To The Humble SHAD: A Fish, Yes, but Also a Forgotten American Hero...

CT health legislation: Focus on vaccines, Medicaid rates, private equity in 2026...

Hold The Onions: Elicit Brewing and Fairfield's Super Duper Weenie team up for IPA made with hot dog buns...

LINDA MCMAHON suggests states could set their own rules for federal tax-credit scholarships...

LINDA MCMAHON defends dismantling the Education Department, shifting its work...

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Whale of a fanbase: Die-hard Hartford Whalers fans still bleed green after nearly 30 years...

HAYES introduces 'fix' for teacher student loan forgiveness...

COURTNEY criticizes Pentagon plan to halt U.S. troop deployments to Poland...

For CT businesses, 2026 legislative session produced mixed results...

NEW HAVEN Fair Rent Director WILDALIZ BERMUDEZ Files For State Rep Run in the 97th...

Why are millions of dollars flowing through a two-person Lexington, MA news outlet?...

All-Star Lineup: LAMONT and legislative leaders take the stage at HBJ Politics & Policy Forum....

Pushed by DELAURO, HEGSETH Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army's Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement...

AARP: Connecticut families caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's face quiet grief, rising costs...

GREENWICH residents cite privacy concerns, corporate profits as they oppose speed cameras...

'Tone Deaf' COURTNEY, HAYES scrutinize 'big, beautiful' law's loan limits for nursing degrees...

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