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GOP Sen's GORDON, MARTIN: 'The mess at CSCU just gets messier'...

Possible next House intel chair JIM HIMES aims to probe TRUMP administration 'nakedly corrupt dealings with the private sector'...

Convicted Felon And Fugitive KOSTA DIAMANTIS Hangwrings To KEN DIXON; 'The only thing I have left is, this freedom of mine'...

Convicted felon KOSTA DIAMANTIS fled CT to Greece. His citizenship status could complicate extradition...

Will CT fugitive KOSTA DIAMANTIS lose his Farmington home?...

Senate passes college sports bill amid opposition from MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL...

Senate passed a sweeping college sports NIL bill 77-22, but the House is divided; MURPHY: Bill 'allows schools to make a whole lot more money...and keep that money for themselves'...

MURPHY: 'Ultimately, this is going to be really bad for student athletes...because these kids aren't going to stick around very long if they are not getting paid what they are worth'...

Conference Realignment? Bipartisan BLUMENTHAL, MOODY amendment raising the 19-member cap on conference membership to 20 passed by a voice vote...

MURPHY: 'Sweeping bill' will allow colleges to 'preserve the system of exploitation' in college athletics...

AURIEMMA Torches MURPHY, Notes $5M-$6M Paydays For College Basketball Players; 'And you're only working 20 hours a week. If that's exploitation, I want to be exploited'...

Top 25 highest-paid college football players in 2026: See the list; QB Darian Mensah, Miami, $6.5 million...

Protect College Sports Act passes Senate. What Dan Hurley, Geno Auriemma said about the bill...

'It hasn't really panned out': MA pumped billions into the neediest schools. The results have been mixed...

BEWARE THE FUNGUS: Did this nor'easter change the course of fall foliage?...

JOHN GOMES: Prosecution won't fix Bridgeport's voter turnout, but can begin to restore trust...

LAMONT, FAZIO answer questions on business climate in Connecticut...

The LIEBERMAN Question Again: Jewish Democrats contend with another glass ceiling: Their religion...

Are Connecticut home insurance rate hikes easing after years of increases?...

Lawyer To Lawyers: Join Fight Against ICE...

Out-of-state bottle returns in CT will now be a crime...

HIMES warns intelligence contractors' Trump ballroom donations may be scrutinized...

NEW HAVEN Adopts Facial-Recognition Tech...

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Beyond 'Use it or don't': Quinnipiac's ETHOS initiative tackles AI research opportunities...

WATCH: CNBC'S SQUAWK BOX: BLUMENTHAL Says AI Needs To Be Regulated...

Win or lose, Senate candidate LEE ELCI will return to Connecticut radio on Nov. 4...

CT to Make Significant Marijuana Changes Oct 1, Including Ending THC-Based Taxes and 70% Concentrate Cap...

UConn program could supply air purifiers to nearly 1,000 CT schools...

PJ Bekkali: It's hard to be disabled at UConn...

Following divisive primary, SABIN builds bridges with local Democrats...

Working group recommends changes to farmland property taxes...

DELAURO Writes White House Over Trump Ads: 'egregious and illegal misuse of Americans' hard-earned tax dollars'...

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LAMONT, ELICKER Confront Parent's, Social Media's Role in Youth Gun Violence In New Haven Roundtable...

PMI Launches ZYN Melts in UK, Extending ZYN Beyond Nicotine Pouches Into Dissolvable Tablets...

DELAURO, bipartisan team in Congress looks to expand insurance coverage for ovarian cancer screening...

Facing Teacher Shortage, New Haven Child Care Provider Turns to Rent-Free Housing...

A $30 million disaster: How did Yale let its newly restored golf course fall apart?...

ECSU ranked as one of nation's best public liberal arts colleges...

Storm topples one of the state's last Constitution Oak trees from 1902...

Forget Me Not: Connecticut's New Privacy Law Collides With OSINT and Threat Intelligence...

New Haven's police oversight board wrestles with vacancies, dysfunction...

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