Is Connecticut’s Grand Old Party ready to be led by a firefighter’s salty daughter? Erin Stewart is betting it is.
Erin Stewart is testing CT GOP’s appetite for ‘something different’
Posted inTalking Transportation
The hidden cost of fuel economy
Weakened fuel-economy standards for gasoline-powered cars could stunt the value of EVs and slow development of the charging network.
Posted inPartner Content
US appeals court rejects Trump bid to halt school mental health grants
The mental health program included grants meant to help schools hire more counselors, psychologists and social workers.
Posted inTransportation
Will widening I-95 in Stamford help traffic? CT DOT is considering it
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.
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.