A coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a Trump administration policy ordered last August.
CT joins lawsuit over Trump policy requiring colleges to collect race data
Posted inTransportation
CT DOT seeks permission to resume buying diesel buses
The agency has been prohibited from buying new diesel buses since Jan. 1, 2024, part of a wider effort to convert the CT fleet to electric.
Posted inGovernment
Sen. Blumenthal proposes bill establishing guardrails for prediction markets
As more lawmakers weigh in on the issue, Sen. Chris Murphy also plans to introduce legislation that would ban trades on government actions.
Posted inHuman Services
Jonatan Nanita pleads not guilty in ‘Mimi’ Torres-García death
CT Superior Court Judge Robert D’Andrea ruled Wednesday that the court could consider life in prison for Jonatan Nanita if convicted.
Posted inJustice
Survivors of female genital mutilation call on CT to ban the practice
The legislation has been raised in CT nearly every year since 2018, but it hasn’t passed. Most states already have FGM bans on the books.
Posted inStudent Voice
Hunger should never be a weapon
In present-day conflicts from Gaza to Yemen, gaining access to food is still restricted as a weapon of war.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Recidivism is a failure of systems that ignore trauma
Most people don’t end up in prison because they’re dangerous. They end up there because they’re unhealed, unsupported, and trying to survive.
Posted inHousing
Housing Committee passes eviction reform bill
The bill, which would largely end no-fault evictions, passed during the last Housing Committee meeting of the session Tuesday.
Posted inPolitics
Iran strikes raise economic uncertainty in CT, governor says
Ned Lamont said the exact length of the conflict will be a key factor in exactly how the Connecticut economy fares.
Posted inMoney
Lamont floats possible gas tax holiday to offset price jumps
Gov. Ned Lamont said he could discuss suspending CT’s 25-cents-per-gallon retail levy on regular gasoline and its 48.9-cent diesel tax.
Posted inJustice
Report: Bridgeport cop took ambulance called for shooting victim
A report said Bridgeport police were justified in shooting Dyshan Best, but another cop with a ‘mild panic attack’ took the first ambulance.
Posted inMoney
CT pension investments increase 14%, $8.3 billion gain in 2025
Connecticut’s pension fund assets gained roughly $8.3 billion for retirement programs for state employees, teachers and others last year.
Posted inJustice
Bill constraining use of license plate data gets broad support
Advocates supported a CT bill that would restrict the use of data from automatic license plate readers, but police say it helps solve crimes.
Posted inPolitics
CT homemaker companion training bill clears committee
The bill would create new training requirements for employees at homemaker companion agencies, which have operated with little oversight.