Eddy Martinez | Connecticut Public

Gino DiGiovanni, who is facing federal charges for trespassing at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, won the Republican mayoral primary in Derby.

Republican primary challenger Gino DiGiovanni, Jr., charged for entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan 6. riot, is up by 10 votes.

New Haven’s Police Commission voted unanimously on June 28, 2023 to fire the two remaining police officers criminally charged in the Randy Cox case.

A weeklong protest to raise awareness about wrongful convictions in New Haven is underway. Members of the ACLU and NAACP are protesting.

The CT legislature won’t consider a bill mandating better working conditions for rideshare drivers, but may form a task force to study the issue.

The proposal, named for the man paralyzed in a New Haven police van, would mandate that suspects are secured with seat belts in police vehicles.

The New Haven Police Commission tabled a vote on whether to fire an officer charged in the arrest of Randy Cox, which left him paralyzed.

In Bridgeport, money from the American Rescue Plan Act has led to several nonprofits keeping people out of prison.

The governor visited New Haven to promote a bill that, if passed, would ask CT cities to cover at least 5% of their total area by trees.

The flyers appear to be distributed by the same group that committed a similar act in Stamford in March.

President Katherine Bergeron will step down at the end of the semester after student protests over a since-canceled fundraising trip.

CT-based rideshare drivers rallied against low pay and bans on picking up passengers at New York City airports.

Protests were sparked by president Katherine Bergeron’s now-cancelled plan to fundraise at a club accused of racist and antisemitic actions.