The CT chapter of Trout Unlimited, a conservation group, says a portion of Mill River in Fairfield near the Merritt Pkwy, needs restoration.
Trout fishing conservationists work to restore Fairfield’s Mill River
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Are CT tax dollars being used to fund a sports-betting lounge in Hartford?
The sports-betting lounge at the multi-use People’s Bank Arena in Hartford is being funded by Connecticut taxpayer dollars that repay bonds the state borrowed to build it.
Posted inMoney
Legislators mull how CT should react to One Big Beautiful Bill
To buffer the effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill, CT legislators are mulling adjustments to the spending cap and more.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT should stand up for New England’s national forests
National forests are in the Trump administration’s cross-hairs.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
We buried them without a grave. Now more Iranians are disappearing
Since the 12-day war ended, the Iranian regime has escalated its crackdown. More arrests. More executions. More prisoners quietly transferred to unknown locations.
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Sen. Blumenthal visits CT resident in ICE detention
An Afghan man, known as Zia S., served as an interpreter for U.S. Armed Forces. He came to the U.S. through a process called humanitarian parole.
Posted inInvestigations
Feds probe legislator’s relationship with recipient of state money
A grand jury is probing Sen. Douglas McCrory’s relationships with groups that got millions in state money and the woman who runs four of them.
Posted inBriefs
Is marijuana in Connecticut nearly twice as expensive as in Massachusetts?
As of mid-2025, marijuana in Connecticut is nearly three times more expensive than in Massachusetts. The price per gram was $9.46 in CT and $3.31 in MA.
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CT AI experts support federal regulation of the industry
A coalition of Connecticut AI experts supports a bill that would regulate the industry that has been introduced in the U.S. Senate.
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Connecticut, America’s strongest incumbent-protection state
Our state has erected what may be the most restrictive ballot access regime in America, creating a protective fortress around entrenched incumbents.
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ACA federal funding changes jeopardize well-being of thousands in CT
Looming federal changes to the the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rules threaten to disrupt health care coverage for tens of thousands of CT residents.
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Bike infrastructure: Not just for nerds!
Lower-income residents would benefit if communities better accommodated the cleanest, cheapest, and healthiest way to get across town: the humble bicycle.
Posted inImmigration
State, but no CT cities, on DOJ list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’
Six CT cities were on a list of ‘sanctuary cities’ published and withdrawn in May by Homeland Security. They are not on the new list.