A ban on assault weapons that CT put in place after the Sandy Hook shooting is constitutional, a federal appeals court said Friday.
Federal appeals panel upholds CT’s assault weapons ban
Posted inStudent Voice
Rename New Britain’s Manafort Drive to Bassett Drive
The Manafort name is a stain on New Britain’s landscape. Ebenezer D. Bassett represents integrity. He represents New Britain at its best.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
New Haven-area ER visitors more likely to report suicidal thoughts
Residents from South Central Connecticut told emergency room personnel they’d had thoughts of suicide at 1 1/2 times the state average.
Posted inGovernment
CT Jewish leaders denounce new rules for federal security grants
Recipients of the nonprofit security grant will be prohibited from DEI programming, staging some boycotts or helping undocumented immigrants.
Posted inEspañol
Qué saber sobre el sistema de notificación de emergencias de CT
CT Alert permite a municipios o al estado contactar a residentes con información relacionada con medidas de seguridad o alertas generales.
Posted inHousing
To replace HB 5002, CT towns pitch regional approach to housing
A proposal from organizations that represent CT’s 169 towns eliminates measures related to zoning and focuses instead on regional planning.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
America’s dirty war: Just say no
The parallels between Argentina’s “Dirty War” and the one ongoing in the United States could not be more clear.
Posted inMoney
CT tax revenue surges — for 3rd time since state budget was set
Lawmakers, who watered down spending this spring thinking funds were unavailable, have learned CT has nearly $1.3B to spare.
Posted inHealth
Prospect Medical Holdings says CT hospital bidder news imminent
Prospect Medical Holdings could announce initial bids for its CT hospitals as soon as Friday, a lawyer said.
Posted inEducation
CT homeschoolers still fighting regulation in legislature’s off season
Connecticut’s 2025 legislative session ended without any bills coming up for debate. Homeschool families want to keep it that way.
Posted inMoney
CT’s coffers are swelling, but towns are feeling the pinch
Once inflation is taken into account, Connecticut municipalities are down almost $370 million, or 10%, in state funding since 2016.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Restorative justice must guide CT’s early childhood investments
CT must adopt a restorative justice approach in reforming its early childcare education system —one that acknowledges past injustices against Black women.
Posted inImmigration
ICE arrests 65 people in CT in four-day operation
The announcement comes after people in Western Connecticut cities warned about increased federal immigration enforcement activity last week.
Posted inBriefs
Was Connecticut the first state in the U.S. to enact a motor vehicle speed limit?
In 1901, CT enacted “An Act Regulating the Speed of Motor Vehicles,” setting limits of 12 mph in cities and 15 mph on country roads.
Posted inEducation
After CTECS illegally denied admission to many, state will require regular reporting
CT Board of Education will require enrollment reports from technical school system after students were denied admission in violation of law.