The scandal goes back six years. City officials were unable to say whether annual financial reports were filed or who was minding the store.
Former New Haven police chief stole $10K. Who was keeping track?
Posted inMoney
CT partnership insurance plan lost $23 million last fiscal year
The health plan for municipal and other public-sector workers outside CT government paid more in claims than it received in premiums in FY25.
Posted inStudent Voice
CT must invest in better rehabilitation
Connecticut spends millions of dollars on reincarcerating people. Yet it already has a solution to the problem within its own system.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
We must reclaim the values of the ‘Greatest Generation’
Immigrants have always been part of America’s renewal. To vilify them is to forget our own origin story.
Posted inPolitics
Erin Stewart qualifies early for public campaign financing
The GOP’s Erin Stewart qualified for public financing from the Citizens’ Election Program earlier than any previous candidate for CT governor.
Posted inGovernment
CT weighs extending open enrollment amid ACA subsidy questions
The U.S. House could pass a 3-year extension for subsidies, but it’s likely to stall. Meanwhile, CT may extend open enrollment past Jan. 31.
Posted inBriefs
Are CT vaccine requirements the same for private, public schools?
In 2021, lawmakers passed Public Act 21-6, which removed the option for new students to claim a religious exemption.
Posted inGovernment
CT joins 22 other states sued by U.S. over voter registration data
President Donald Trump’s administration wants CT officials to turn over voter data including driver’s license and Social Security numbers.
Posted inInvestigations
CT DMV commissioner calls for more reforms to towing law
The recommendations would require more notifications to car owners and streamline the process for selling unclaimed vehicles in CT.
Posted inPartner Content
Avelo Airlines to exit deportation business
The airline will stop running deportation flights for the Trump administration after deciding its participation is too complex and costly to continue.
Posted inPartner Content
Latin Americans in CT have mixed emotions about Maduro’s capture
In CT’s small Venezuelan American community, some are cautiously optimistic about the U.S. apprehension of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.
Posted inHealth
Flu cases, hospitalizations are rising sharply in CT
Flu cases in CT have increased dramatically over the last month, and officials say the surge in illnesses is happening earlier this year.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT needs more, not less, action on climate change
CT should move rapidly to adopt clean technologies such as solar in many forms, solar plus battery storage, geothermal networks and wind.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
American Democracy needs religion — not less
The United States may not have been founded strictly as a Christian nation, but Christian values are intrinsically linked to American democracy.
Posted inPolitics
Special election results: Democrat Iris Sanchez wins House seat
Democrats declared victory Tuesday night for Iris Sanchez over Republican Jamie Vaughan to fill the 25th House District seat in New Britain.