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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...

Out with the old: Democrats replace stalwarts with young blood...

MCENROE: Some things about John Larson got lost in shuffle of Connecticut primary...

RENNIE: Norms have been broken. How the future landed in Connecticut...

What the results of a Connecticut congressional primary race may mean for Social Security...

ImpactCT: What Connecticut's Primaries Actually Told Us...

Why Connecticut cannabis tax revenue jumped 67% despite relatively flat sales...

BRONIN Gets ABC's 'This Week' Star Turn...

A Design-Lover's Guide to the Litchfield Hills...

POWELL: Public campaign financing has yet to improve the state...

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...

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Talk show host and Senate candidate LEE ELCI off the air Monday as station reviews FCC regulations...

Abandoned for 42 years, Waterbury's HOLY LAND USA begins a new start...

CT's first state-funded methadone vans expand access to treatment...

MILFORD Police Union: Shutting down FLOCK cameras would put police, community 'at risk'...

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...

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HARTFORD works to remake embattled Pension Commission with oversight over $1B fund...

In CT emergency departments, patients may wait hours for a hospital bed. SEN AWAR: 'Unsafe, unacceptable'...

Quantum computing is coming fast. Are utilities ready?...

The Stanley Cup is coming to Dunkin' Park. Here's how you can see it up close...

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....

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