The agency will hold a pair of public meetings next week regarding the future of I-95, including an in-person forum at Ferguson Library.
Will widening I-95 in Stamford help traffic? CT DOT is considering it
Posted inPartner Content
Yale hints at layoffs to help pay for endowment tax hike
The university estimates Trump administration’s new tax will amount to $300 million per year beginning in July 2026.
Posted inStudent Voice
The burden of student debt is transforming education
Rising debt makes higher education less about ability and more about affordability, reducing opportunity and diversity on campuses.
Posted inHartford
Hartford’s Caribbean Museum offers chance to ‘tell our own story’
The new Caribbean Museum is the result of the West Indian Social Club’s organizing, mutual aid and cultural work in Hartford.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Traffic fatalities are down this year in CT
An analysis of each state’s road safety reported that Connecticut could use more laws addressing child and passenger protections in cars.
Posted inGovernment
House version of Kids Online Safety Act ruffles Blumenthal, parents
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee removed a core part of the Senate KOSA bill: the “duty of care” section.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Work requirements: The deliberate tear in Medicaid’s safety net
The “Big Beautiful Bill” institutionalizes the belief that those who can’t work deserve less care, turning bias into law.
Posted inGovernment
Admiral says there was no ‘kill them all’ order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers
Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes said, “what I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service.”
Posted inJustice
Officials: Man who assaulted correction officer died by suicide
Jaishon Bellamy was discovered in his cell at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution at 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, officials said.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT small business owners turn to TikTok: ‘You can build a great community’
At CBIA event, business owners joined local and state officials to talk about how TikTok is transforming business activity.
Posted inPolitics
Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney files for reelection
Martin Looney, a lawmaker for 45 years and the top Senate leader for a decade, filed papers that make him a candidate for reelection at 77.
Posted inBriefs
Did billionaire wealth nearly triple one year during COVID?
Billionaire wealth grew during the COVID pandemic due in part to a strong stock market and returns of profits to shareholders.
Posted inPartner Content
U.S. House punts vote on college-athlete compensation bill
The Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act would bar student-athletes from being recognized as employees.