When it came time for Tyrone Almonte to decide where he wanted to go to high school, he had plenty of magnet schools to select from in the Hartford region. He chose Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science — a school not only with significantly higher achievement rates than nearby schools but also one of […]

The Courant and The New Britain Herald are reporting that Democrat Rick Lopes of New Britain, a long-time aide to DAS Commissioner Donald DeFronzo and a former alderman, won a three-way race tonight to succeed Tim O’Brien in the vacant 24th House District of New Britain and Newington. Lopes faced Republican Peter Steele and a […]

Just slightly overshadowed by the New Hampshire primary, there also is an election in Connecticut today. Voters in the 24th House District of New Britain and Newington will choose a successor to Tim O’Brien, who resigned his House seat after his election as mayor of New Britain. The choices are Democrat Rick Lopes, Republican Peter […]

Backers of the higher education merger promised it would save the state millions, and last week numerous highly paid top officials at the Connecticut State University and the community college systems received pink slips to ensure it would. “We’re talking about saving almost $5 million a year,” said Michael Meotti, executive vice president of the […]

Republicans pushed Monday for a court-appointed special master, Nathaniel Persily, to tear up Connecticut’s congressional map, calling it a gerrymander drawn 10 years ago to accommodate two incumbents forced to compete for one seat. In the only public hearing before Persily recommends new districts to the state Supreme Court on Jan. 27, Democrats and Republicans […]

The state Department of Social Services has failed to employ enough workers to process Medicaid applications in the timeframe required by federal law, leaving thousands of low-income residents without access to health care coverage, legal aid attorneys alleged in a federal class action lawsuit filed Monday. “Over the last decade, DSS has been systematically stripped […]

Nobody had to convince Branford First Selectman Anthony “Unk” DaRos that the water level in Long Island Sound is higher than it used to be. He’s spent four decades as a stonemason, much of it raising docks all along the shoreline “Why would they build a dock that goes underwater at high tide,” he asked. […]

Selective burying of electric wires to protect critical public services, dramatically enhanced tree-trimming and new utility performance standards with penalties topped a list of recommendations issued Monday by the panel studying Connecticut’s readiness for future major storms. Now consumers must let state officials know how much more they will pay for this system, said Joseph […]

A year into new management at the troubled Department of Children and Families, a report card issued by the court-ordered monitor outlines the “significant challenges” that remain before he is convinced abused and neglected children are in good hands with the state. But, “This report demonstrates considerable progress as well as identifying significant challenges,” Raymond Mancuso, […]

A new report showing state government’s operating cash pool is running low sparked a partisan dispute Friday between minority Republicans in the House of Representatives and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration. And while House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero, R-Norwalk, tried to link the cash flow problem to an unstable state budget, Office of Policy […]

Encouraged by new guidelines from the state Supreme Court, Democrats today proposed a congressional district map that makes minimal changes in the five U.S. House districts dominated by Democrats since 2008. Republicans modified the map they last proposed, but the GOP still is pushing for changes that would make the open 5th Congressional District seat […]