UConn Health will serve as ‘stalking horse bidder’ in the bankruptcy court-supervised sale auction, according to court documents filed Friday.
CT bids $13 million to purchase Prospect Medical Holdings’ Waterbury Hospital
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.
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.
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.
CT voter turnout higher in 2025 than past municipal elections
Voter turnout in CT reached 36% in the 2025 municipal elections — higher than Connecticut saw for both the 2021 and the 2023 elections.
New housing bill cuts requirements in favor of opt-ins, strikes ‘fair share’
The replacement for HB 5002, which Lamont vetoed in June, uses opt-in measures and incentives for more housing and strikes ‘fair share’
In Ukraine, Yale-trained doctors treat complex combat injuries
A Yale School of Medicine program provides support and education for Ukrainian medical professionals who deal with increasingly complex cases.
Reading the post-election tea leaves
In Connecticut, Republicans got slaughtered in a massacre that would embarrass Attila the Hun.
CT’s pensions are not a piggy bank for the WNBA
CT’s $60 billion Retirement Fund exists to fund the retirement benefits promised to public workers, not to serve as a bailout for a professional sports franchise.
Three unions bolt CT AFL-CIO after failure to oust leader
Unions representing more than 10,000 workers have left the Connecticut AFL-CIO after a failed effort to oust Ed Hawthorne as its president.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP in November
The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. gave President Donald Trump’s administration until Friday to make SNAP payments.
Replacing Whiting Forensic Hospital could cost $700M. Now what?
A task force concluded the facility was in desperate need of replacement. Lamont set aside $50M, but a recommended design would cost $700M.
Landlord files wave of ‘no fault’ evictions after buying New London apartments
In October, Alpha Capital Funds bought five apartment complexes in New London. More than a dozen residents since received ‘notices to quit.’
Qué debe saber sobre la expiración de los subsidios de ‘Obamacare’
Los subsidios que ayudan a reducir los costos de los planes de salud de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible (ACA) expirarán a finales de año.
With SNAP suspended, food pantries struggle to keep up
A Connecticut Foodshare director said she’s seen a 30%-50% increase in pantry visits, ‘and in some places much more.’

