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Suspicious powder sent to U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney's Enfield office, officials say...

IMPACTCT: Why Aren't Connecticut Republicans More Competitive at the Congressional and Statewide Levels?...

Lawmakers bash Trump's decision to waive Russia sanctions; BLUMENTHAL: A 'craven, cowardly action'...

'Siding with a bloodthirsty thug': Sen. Blumenthal slams Trump over lifting Russia sanctions...

DELAURO, US lawmakers demand action after attack on Washington Post journalist...

MCENROE: Get me some coffee, the Connecticut governor's race is putting me to sleep...

Weather forecast could have an October surprise for East Coast...

RENNIE: A CT campaign debt came to light. Why it's finally been paid...

LAMONT and FAZIO to face off Thursday in first debate of CT governor's race, aired live on CT Insider and WFSB...

LAMONT'S eight years as Connecticut's governor: The wins, setbacks and unfinished business...

'No Kings' protesters fan out across Connecticut with a message: Vote early...

AI is entering Connecticut's utility systems. Officials want to know the risks...

CARDONA's CT Career Pathways Commission releases draft, seeks public input...

Fazio's campaign outspent Lamont in governor's race in September. Here's where the money went...

TRUMP Education Secretary LINDA MCMAHON lauds N.H. model for school choice...

Greenwich parents raise concerns over Israeli flags at Jewish camp, site for middle school field trip...

REP-AM: Proposed legislation would have criminalized Jane Doe's behavior at Cornell...

NEXTERA'S 'problematic' $4M TRUMP ballroom donation muddies DOMINION merger debate, watchdogs say...

HAAR: Why your electric bills are going up regardless of what a CEO and Lamont say or do...

EVERSOURCE FILES APPEAL OF PURA'S STORM COSTS DECISION...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN: Easing energy 'emergency' will take a lot more than scolding utilities...

TRUMP'S opposition to wind power could cost Connecticut households $41 a year...

Congress has a plan to stop TRUMP'S attack on offshore wind. It may not be enough...

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POWELL: Nothing will ever protect women better than their own good sense...

CT kids with Medicaid coverage can face long waits for eye care...

As affordable housing projects spread, CT election fuels debate about 8-30g law...

Manchester won't designate a public cannabis smoking area, asks Connecticut to change law...

DACHED! Retired Connecticut public defender agrees to pay $12,500 over personal use of state cars...

CHRIS DODD, former CFTC Chair Gary Gensler Urge Supreme Court Prediction Market Review...

LAMONT extols housing bill, brushes over past veto...

VINCE MCMAHON'S charges dismissed after 2025 Merritt Parkway crash in Westport...

'No Kings' rallies on Saturday focusing on early voting...

WATCH: CT 20th Senate Debate Between LEE ELCI and MARTHA MARX...

A Cautious Tale: Fairfield removed all Flock cameras. Now the town has 54 new license plate readers...

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CAMERON: The ups and downs of Amazon drone deliveries...

Should CT's bottle and can deposit go from 10 cents to 5? Lamont and Fazio have different ideas...

CROMWELL Residents Fear Proposed Monster Data Center The Size Of Westfarms Mall In Suburban Neighborhood...

4th Branch: UConn names Inaugural Chief Transformation Officer; will 'breakdown organizational silos'...

PORTFOLIO: Connecticut Paid Leave Paid Out More Than Workers Paid In. What's Lawmaker's Plan?...

Naugatuck deputy police chief grabbed, choked woman during argument in Thomaston, report says...

TOBY MOFFETT: Midterm 'wave' election setting up 'a potential massive change'...

HHC's FLAKS' top piece of advice: Why you always pick up the phone...

HEARST: UConn should keep the blue lights...

An underground I-95 tunnel? CT studies concepts for Bridgeport, Fairfield corridor...

Bic is moving its North American headquarters from Shelton to Norwalk...

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