Plus: A ruling on HUD funding, Connecticut’s CEO-worker pay gap, ‘Sales-Tax-Free’ Week and a storm forces a Ryan Fazio event to relocate.
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Historic site defaced, senator’s populist pitch and tourists abound: CT politics news
Murphy maps out his vision of ‘economic populism.’ State tourism had a big year. And a robbery at the Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry.
Connecticut Primary Election 2026 Voter Guide
Connecticut’s primary election will take place on Aug. 11. Here’s what to know about how to register, vote and know who’s running.
A demand for debates and Trump on voting: CT Politics news
Plus: Fazio’s energy plan, CSCU chancellor investigation, a Sikorsky helipad at the White House and Chris Murphy on special education.
KOSA, wage theft and New Britain’s finances: CT Politics news
Plus: Early childhood education funding, UConn Health expansion, free college courses for high schoolers and Eversource’s storm costs.
Measles, landfill solar and a bridge over the Sound: CT Politics news
Plus: CSCU’s investigation, rural healthcare, utility profits, brownfields funding, and Chris Murphy’s loneliness legislation.
Drought advisory, Social Security and career paths: CT politics news
Plus: A new tenant union in Meriden is part of a growing movement of renters that has been gaining political power in Connecticut.
Surveillance, immigration and greyfields: CT politics news
Plus: Qualifying candidates, an invasive species lab, Connecticut’s AI legislation and a roundup of other bill signings.
The electric grid, homeschool and a food business incubator: CT politics news
Plus: Atlantic hurricane season is underway, and state officials are urging residents to have a plan ready.
Youth sports, Eversource, student mental health: CT politics news
Plus: Hartford Public Schools does indeed face a deficit, state officials found, after they asserted the opposite last month.
Gas tax holiday, Tim Ackert, landlord registry: CT politics news
Plus: Eversource and the RWA respond to William Tong and the Senate passes bills on wage theft and homeowners renting out rooms.
Guns in schools, rent increases, ICE: CT politics news
Plus: Proposed hospital provider tax changes, a pitch for three-year bachelor’s degrees, and a family caregiver tax credit bill advances.
Diamantis scandal, ‘superfund’ bill, DHS: CT politics news
Plus: Proposals for overdose prevention centers, private equity protections in health care, and a ‘Golden Girls Bill.’
One POTUS speech: two different heard
Here are two widely different perspectives on President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
Caregiver tax credit, athlete exemption from PE: CT politics news
Plus: Proposals for a bigger Correction Ombuds office, a life jacket requirement for children and more Office of the Child Advocate staff.

