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Posted inEnergy & Environment
Loss of tax credits led to a drop-off in EV sales. Will they rebound?
Electric vehicle sales in Connecticut have fallen precipitously since the elimination of federal tax credits by the Trump administration.
Posted inEducation
Hartford may have violated Sheff settlement with student recruiting, CT says
CT State Department of Education informed Hartford Public Schools that their efforts to win back students may violate the landmark settlement.
Posted inEconomic Development
Former US Education Sec. Cardona to lead CT workforce effort
Gov. Lamont established the CT Career Pathways Commission by executive order Thursday. Former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will lead it.
Posted inJustice
Police arrest the stepfather of 12-year-old girl who was found dead
Anthony Federline, the stepfather of a 12-year-old homeschooled girl found dead last month, has been charged with first-degree sexual assault.
Posted inPartner Content
CT, other Democratic states sue Trump over mail-in ballot order
The states argue Trump’s executive order violates the Constitution, which gives states the responsibility to run elections.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Here’s another way UConn’s basketball teams are making history
For the sixth time, UConn’s women’s and men’s teams have both secured spots in the Final Four. No one else has done it more than once.
Posted inPolitics
In final weeks of CT session, AI policy bills come into focus
Advocates hope a new approach to regulating artificial intelligence will finally generate results, despite tensions with the industry.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT’s statute of limitations protects abusers, not children
CT law imposes an arbitrary deadline that ignores everything we know about how children survive sexual abuse.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Public higher education is the people’s business
Transparency and accountability have long been the hallmarks of government and should be of the state’s flagship university as well.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Pet stores and rescues are not enemies
The choice Connecticut is being asked to make, between pet stores and animal welfare, is based on a falsehood.
Posted inJustice
Lawmakers grill judicial nominees; confirmation votes postponed
The Judiciary Committee postponed confirmation votes on Superior Court judge nominees after tough questioning about their qualifications.
Posted inInvestigations
Blue Hills auditors have not received key financial documents
Sen. Doug McCrory associate Sonserae Cicero is among those who haven’t provided records sought by CT auditors reviewing Blue Hills’ finances.
Posted inGovernment
CT bottle bill concerns prompt legislation that could return rate to 5¢
A bill that could decrease Connecticut’s bottle redemption rate from 10 cents to 5 cents passed out of a legislative committee this week.
Posted inHousing
CT expanding program for Head Start child care, housing assistance
To qualify for Head Start on Housing, families must be enrolled in a Head Start program and be experiencing housing instability.