The collective protest involved students at several CT universities staging sit-ins, marching with signs and handing out pamphlets.
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Posted inGovernment
Chris Murphy involved in border talks as Congress seeks to pass aid
Murphy and other negotiators are faced with resistance from both parties and a closing window to get a bipartisan deal done.
Posted inHealth
Open enrollment is underway in CT. Here’s what to know.
CT residents can sign up for health coverage on the state’s Affordable Care Act Exchange through Jan. 15, and an increasing number of people are enrolling.
Posted inPolitics
CT Democrats pledge to keep on path to phasing out new gas cars
Gov. Ned Lamont and CT Democrats on Tuesday offered a belated defense of a 2035 timetable for phasing out sales of new gasoline vehicles.
Posted inHousing
CT house prices rose 10% in a year. Will they ever drop?
CT had the fourth-highest increase of house prices in the country. A housing market with low inventory is likely playing a role, experts say.
Posted inGovernment
Chris Murphy wants America to be less lonely. He thinks government can help
Sen. Chris Murphy is touting federal legislation to combat loneliness as a coalition of groups in CT seek to rebuild social connections.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Facing defeat, Lamont withdraws regs phasing out new gas car sales
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration withdrew the regulations after learning that the Regulation Review Committee had enough votes to kill them.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT wants semiconductor suppliers to seek CHIPS Act funding
A second round of CHIPS Act funding aims to support smaller companies, and CT officials see a big opportunity for the state’s manufacturers.
Posted inHousing
Amid CT rent increases, are protections for tenants available?
This year, the CT legislature debated, but did not pass, a rent cap measure. Meanwhile, more cities are implementing fair rent commissions.
Posted inTransportation
Four Corners no more: CT turning some intersections into roundabouts
Data shows modern roundabouts are safer than intersections. Connecticut has built 17 of them — and more are on the way, CTDOT says.
Posted inPolitics
Leora Levy leads Republican National Committee trip to Israel
Levy, who lost a 2022 bid to unseat Richard Blumenthal, said the trip to Israel is not a step toward a second run for U.S. Senate in 2024.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
CT small business loans target diverse owners, distressed cities
Two-thirds of CT Boost Fund loan recipients are women, people of color, veterans or LGBTQ. Still, DECD says there’s ‘room for improvement.’
Posted inEnergy & Environment
The forgotten reasons behind CT’s ban on new gasoline car sales
Lost in the battle over CT’s rule requiring sales of only zero-emissions new cars by 2035 is the reason for the rule: the environment.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont open to 3rd term as CT governor, but others are lining up
Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz is among the Democrats positioning themselves for a run if Gov. Ned Lamont declines to seek a third term.
Posted inMoney
Applications for heating assistance are already up nearly 25%
Will CT’s heating aid program run dry before winter is over? CT legislative leaders say they may need a January session to meet the demand.