CT’s General Assembly convenes a special session in emergency cases — though the legislature has taken a broad view of what constitutes one.
What’s so special about a special session? Here’s what to know.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT’s elections, a wake up call for Democrats
This is not a time for celebration, but for a grounding on what must be done to make the lives of the people of our state better.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Unfinished business for student success in a special session
CT’s geographical borders tell a stark story of inequitable access to learning, despite our ongoing efforts to build a more just learning landscape.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Our grandchildren will pay for our energy mistakes today
Gas companies want Connecticut to make a huge financial commitment that will end with higher bills and a more polluted state.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
UConn grapples with the legacy of a CT institution for the disabled
For the past three years, a UConn professor and her students have been piecing together the history of the Mansfield Training School.
Posted inTalking Transportation
A Metro-North conductor’s memoir
At the end of a 36-year career, conductor Michael Shaw tells his “Rail Life” story.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Top PURA attorney accuses colleagues of defamation, threatens lawsuit
Scott Muska sent a cease and desist letter alleging PURA’s executive secretary and two commissioners on the authority damaged his reputation.
Posted inHuman Services
Hurricane Melissa relief efforts underway across CT: How to help
In CT, where Caribbean ties run deep, people are stepping up to help provide relief to victims of Hurricane Melissa. Here’s how to help.
Posted inPolitics
CT Gov. Lamont calls special session, lays out agenda
Beyond housing, CT lawmakers will take up immigration, food assistance, a hospital acquisition and other issues when they convene next week.
Posted inHuman Services
Lamont pledges to restart SNAP benefits in days – even if CT pays
SNAP benefits will be available in next few days with CT funds, possibly by Saturday, but the USDA also plans to restart payments soon.
Posted inHealth
CT bids $13 million to purchase Prospect Medical Holdings’ Waterbury Hospital
UConn Health will serve as ‘stalking horse bidder’ in the bankruptcy court-supervised sale auction, according to court documents filed Friday.
Posted inBriefs
Does Connecticut have the most income inequality of any state?
Connecticut does not have the biggest income inequality in the nation, but it ranks among the highest with New York and Washington, D.C.
Posted inPolitics
Gov. Ned Lamont filed papers Friday to run for third term
Ned Lamont, a Democrat who has left no question of his intention to run for another term as governor, still plans a formal public kickoff.
Posted inInvestigations
Doug McCrory’s ‘HVAC training agency’ plan linked key associates
Sen. Doug McCrory involved Sonserae Cicero in a $300,000 plan to create the agency. Federal investigators are probing their relationship.