While Konstantinos Diamantis waited on Tuesday for a verdict that didn’t come, he vented about federal prosecutors and a key witness.
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Posted inMoney
CT House GOP pitches $700-per-filer middle class income tax cut
Instead of spending $500 million to offset federal cuts, CT’s GOP leaders asked, why not use the money to cut state income tax burdens?
Posted inHealth
Prospect Medical Holdings owes CT $127 million in taxes, records show
CT officials have been reluctant to release the total amount in taxes the hospital owes, but a July court filing said it grew to over $127M.
Posted inHuman Services
Child found dead in New Britain had not eaten for weeks, warrant says
Jacqueline ‘Mimi’ Torres-García was severely abused before she died, documents state, but DCF says it didn’t receive reports of the abuse.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Lamont names 4 to PURA board, including Thomas Wiehl as chief
The appointments, which follow the resignation of former chair Marissa Gillett, will almost completely transform the makeup of PURA.
Posted inInvestigations
Attorneys in Diamantis trial deliver closing arguments as case goes to jury
The closing arguments were the last thing jurors heard before they were asked to decide the fate of Diamantis, who is charged with 21 counts.
Posted inPolitics
Blumenthal, CT officials focusing on SNAP as shutdown wears on
Whether Connecticut will fill the gaps in SNAP funding left by the federal shutdown is ‘an ongoing conversation,’ a state official said.
Posted inHealth
Hartford HealthCare wins Prospect Medical Holdings CT hospitals
Hartford HealthCare was named the successful bidder in an auction to acquire Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals.
Posted inPolitics
CT 2025 municipal elections: How to vote and know who’s running
On Nov. 4, Connecticut will hold elections for local offices like mayor, city council and board of education. Here’s what to know.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
26 years after lobster die-off, CT lobstermen reflect on a net loss
The Long Island Sound lobster industry was decimated in 1999, but CT’s last few commercial lobstermen keep the tradition alive in Stonington.
Posted inPolitics
No Kings protests bring thousands to cities across CT
An estimated 10,000 people came to the CT state Capitol to call for opposition to President Donald Trump’s changes in federal policy.
Posted inHuman Services
Child posed as dead New Britain girl in meeting, DCF says
DCF says the girl’s mother had another child impersonate the girl during a wellness check early this year.
Posted inInvestigations
Kosta Diamantis defends his acceptance of money from contractors
Diamantis argued it was completely legal for him to accept tens of thousands of dollars in ‘fees’ from two school construction contractors.
Posted inJustice
Judge orders release of video of death of J’Allen Jones
The judge said the public interest in releasing the video of J’Allen Jones’ death outweighed concerns raised by the Department of Correction.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Violent crime is down across CT. What’s happening in your town?
Murders in the state declined nearly 35%, and cases of criminal sexual contact declined nearly 18% from 2023 to 2024.
