Trump’s insistence the election was rigged is a distraction that GOP candidates in Connecticut say they are intent on ignoring.
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With COVID cases increasing again in nursing homes, officials mull mandates
With less than 30% of nursing home staff having received a booster shot, some providers are considering a booster mandate.
First case of COVID-19 omicron variant recorded in Connecticut
The man, who is in his 60s, may have caught COVID from a relative who attended a convention in NYC.
CT to audit every town’s use of federal CARES Act funding
Officials are preparing to audit how Connecticut’s 169 towns and cities spent roughly $60 million in federal COVID relief funding.
Sema4 was a hot CT startup. Then came COVID, state contracts — and a boost from Annie Lamont’s firm
Oak HC/FT invested in Sema4 two months after the Lamont administration signed a $17.2 million contract with Sema4.
Julie Belaga, first woman nominated for governor by CT GOP, dies at 91
Julie D. Belaga, the first woman nominated for governor by the Connecticut Republican Party, has died at 91.
Connecticut’s ‘time of reckoning’ with a colonial hero’s horrific past
Is John Mason guilty of a 17th-century war crime and unworthy of a statue at the state Capitol?
New health commissioner confronts health disparities, climate change and the remainder of COVID
“This was a time that I could step up to the challenge,” Dr. Manisha Juthani said.
Sightlines: It’s not critical race theory — it’s teaching for life.
If you’re like me, you’re growing increasingly impatient with the politically motivated narrative being spun about critical race theory.
Report: It’s going to take CT longer than other states to recover from the COVID recession
The COVID recession hit Connecticut’s economy harder than much of the rest of the nation, according to a new report.
On car thefts, Republicans focus on the anecdotal. Democrats emphasize data.
The debate about juvenile crime, while showing differences between the parties in style and substance, is hardly a new one.
As deadline approaches, some CT police departments still don’t have body cameras
It remains unclear how many municipal police officers are wearing body cameras and how many still need them.
Lamont issues order allowing cities and towns to impose mask mandates
The governor said he did so at the request of municipal officials who want to adopt indoor masking requirements.
As the COVID delta variant spreads, some CT town leaders revive lockdown-era practices
Some Connecticut cities are reverting to virtual public meetings and reimplementing mask mandates in government buildings.
Congress is poised to make a major investment in rail. Is it enough for CT?
The coalition behind the bipartisan infrastructure bill is fragile, and the money it promises rail is both historic and inadequate.