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GENO AURIEMMA on UConn's basketball dynasty: 'We've tried for 40 years to empower women'...

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

Yankees Boss Attacks 'Unfair' NAACP, Black Caucus Stance After Trump Appointment...

Generational Shift Exposes Deep Fractures in US Democratic Leadership...

What a Social Security champion's primary loss spells for the program...

Hiltzik: A political farewell to one of the best friends Social Security ever had in Congress...

Not Going Anywhere: CT primaries show push for generational change; BLUMENTHAL says 'age is a state of mind'...

'I have a campaign committee': Blumenthal on running for re-election despite questions about his age...

RI GOV MCKEE calls for pause on new Flock cameras, orders 60-day review...

WILTON Police Stand By Flock Cameras as Lamont Calls for ALPR Review, Installation Pause...

ACLU: Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat...

DODD niece FOULKES leads Gov MCKEE 48% to 28% in latest poll as R.I. Democratic primary nears...

Fact-checking Democrats calling RYAN FAZIO'S CT governor campaign ad misleading...

WILLIE NELSON and NEIL YOUNG team up for rare concert at Bridgeport's Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater...

REP-AM: CT universities scramble as President Trump restores democracy to higher ed...

Connecticut judge rejects Kalshi bid to pause gambling enforcement during appeal...

BLUMENTHAL blames high energy costs on 'anemic' federal oversight...

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LAMONT Tours New Haven's Lighthouse Point Park Wreckage, Eyes Post-Storm Rebuild...

A Year Of Planning, A Sudden Storm, & A Search For A New Wedding Venue...

East Lyme Republican registrar of voters utters racial slur to Democratic counterpart...

MYSTIC Named Travel & Leisure Magazine's 'America's Best Small Food Town'...

Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails...

After repeated water main breaks, WATERBURY confronts '100 years of neglect'...

More Connecticut residents reported million-dollar incomes in 2024. Here's what drove the increase...

Why Connecticut's 'Quiet Corner' is Known as the Last Green Valley...

UConn celebrates opening of first downtown Hartford dorm as waiting list grows to 75 students...

Connecticut Amended Law to Avoid Religious Exemption Suit, Parents Allege...

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No, SENATOR MURPHY, I don't want to join your cult; Politics isn't where you should find meaning...

Trump's call for fifth shipyard likely to run into cost, workforce hurdles: Analysts...

Performance Politics: Hartford mayor ARULAMPALAM responded to pothole complaint by grabbing a shovel...

State Rep. MATT BLUMENTHAL: CHRIS POWELL Got It Wrong: Recent column misrepresented my position on state law...

In divided BLOOMFIELD, some voters want town manager kicked out of office...

Ranking all 30 MLB ballparks based on Yelp reviews...

Connecticut special education programs to receive $10.6 million state funding boost...

Will CT's new healthcare affordability measures lower costs?...

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