Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim is expected to be called to the stand Tuesday in the challenge to his victory in the recent Democratic primary.
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Posted inEconomic Development
Nonprofit arts orgs contribute $1 billion to CT economy, report finds
In CT, nonprofit arts and culture groups spent $606 million on payroll and generated nearly $1 billion in economic impact, a new report says.
Posted inHealth
What to know about the Prospect Medical Hospitals’ cyberattacks, acquisition
Three CT hospitals owned by Prospect Medical Holdings suffered a six-week cyberattack. Now, a vital sale of them to Yale is threatened.
Posted inCities & Towns
CT towns, desperate to fill technical jobs, scramble for workers
Without enough municipal specialists to go around, towns are struggling to find and keep qualified workers — but fixes are in the works.
Posted inTransportation
Free parking isn’t really free
Jim Cameron is taking some time off. But this week’s column, previously published, is still relevant. Our obsession with automobiles is not only creating gridlock and ruining the quality of our air, but it’s eating up our real estate and sending land costs skyward. Because, once we drive our cars off the crowded highways, we […]
Posted inPolitics
Wanda Geter-Pataky takes the Fifth in Bridgeport election lawsuit
Wanda Geter-Pataky and Eneida Martinez refused to testify about video footage that allegedly shows them depositing absentee ballots.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
No hydrogen hub for CT and the Northeast
Connecticut and the Northeast came up losers in the competition for regional hydrogen hubs, despite its history in the fuel cell industry.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Charting CT: 9 Nobel Prize winners were born in CT
Six of the CT-born laureates won the Nobel Prize in medicine, and the other three won for chemistry, physics and economic sciences.
Posted inMoney
CT energy assistance needs more state funding, advocates say
With federal heating assistance projected to drop and oil prices rising, advocates say CT officials should use state funds for heating aid.
Posted inPolitics
As Bridgeport election hearing begins, Joe Ganim is set to testify
Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim, whose primary victory has been challenged by his opponent John Gomes, has been subpoenaed to testify.
Posted inJustice
Lamont nominates Dawne G. Westbrook to Appellate Court
Dawne Westbrook, 53, of Glastonbury was nominated as a judge of the Appellate Court, the second-highest court in Connecticut.
Posted inGovernment
CT lawmakers question response to group home accused of abuse, neglect
The Bridge Family Center in Harwinton has been accused of physical and sexual abuse and insufficient care. CT lawmakers are seeking answers.
Posted inHealth
Yale seeks state funding, lower price for Prospect Medical hospitals
Yale New Haven Health has asked for financial help in buying three CT hospitals — and asked Prospect Medical Holdings to lower its price.
Posted inPolitics
Hearing in Bridgeport election fraud case begins Thursday
Bridgeport Democratic mayoral candidate John Gomes’ lawsuit seeking a new primary election against Mayor Joe Ganim begins Thursday.
Posted inCities & Towns
Report: About 19% of CT youth ‘disconnected’ or ‘at risk’ in 2021-22
Around one-fifth of CT young people were struggling at school or graduated without a job or higher education plans in 2021-22, a report says.
