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Top CT lawmakers question whether to change August primary due to low turnout; RITTER: 'I don't think August works'...

LAMONT, FAZIO face tough questions from state employee unions in governor race...

PORTFOLIO: Unions Blame Pension Reform for Empty Jobs, Demand Rollback; CT Takes 3 Months to Hire...

BRONIN won because of voters young, old and everything in between...

Northwest Resource Recovery Authority: We Need More Garbage...

Despite Losses, Overwhelming Voter Registration Odds, NEW HAVEN GOP Town Chair JOHN CARLSON Not Giving Up...

FAZIO IS READY FOR CHALLENGE: Republican candidate for governor talks issues, campaign with Herald Press...

REP-AM: How will CT governor campaign affect school choice?...

COURTNEY criticizes dire conditions aboard aircraft carrier on lengthy Iran deployment...

Amazon eyes second eastern Connecticut warehouse in Norwich as fight over Killingly denial continues...

Revolution Wind project on track for completion this year, developer says...

Car crash on I-95 raises questions about public safety and Trust Act...

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Ancient 250-mile blob moving toward Connecticut leads scientists to shocking discovery...

Billboards along I-95 join chorus urging Yale not to settle with Trump...

CT's GOP says it can win the 5th Congressional District race...

Fairfield RTM could change speed camera hours, signs and fines after public pushback...

NEW BRITAIN gets approval for speed cameras, as Lamont calls for pause to new installations...

Democrats push nearly 250 state bills opposing federal immigration efforts...

Many immigrants with legal status could lose Medicare coverage...

BLUMENTHAL Condemns lengthy custody of immigrant kids in Connecticut, calls for probe...

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NextEra-Dominion megamerger could drive up New England energy rates...

REAL CLEAR BOOKS: Senator CHRIS MURPHY Almost Gets It...

Who will lead North Haven after Michael Freda leaves? The answer isn't clear yet...

No more 'hypothetical situations': States move to fortify elections against Trump...

A third of CT's jail population hasn't been convicted. Can't pay? That's where you stay....

'Connecticut is now bear country': Home entries way up as human-bear conflicts continue...

MURPHY accuse DHS of running in-house private jet service for Trump officials...

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