The Danbury site was the only approved CT charter school plan left out of the proposed state budget unveiled this week.
Danbury
The longstanding mayor is gone, the city changed. Danbury is about to take stock.
With a rare open mayoral race, Danbury is about to see what its demographic diversity means to its political identity.
Danbury officials urge smaller gatherings, social distancing as city deals with COVID influx
City leaders in Danbury, where COVID cases have ballooned, said the increase is due to small family gatherings and religious services.
Following Danbury COVID surge, state ramps up testing in nursing homes there
Danbury reported 44 new cases of coronavirus Friday. It also saw a surge of 178 cases from Aug. 2 to 20.
Justice Department approves UTC-Raytheon merger — with conditions
Those conditions include the sale of a UTC facility in Danbury.
Danbury, now hatless, gets a second wind
Danbury – once the Hat City – has parlayed a good location, population growth, a history of economic development efforts, a sturdy tax base and generally efficient administration into a city that is farther along in reinventing itself than a number of other Connecticut cities once dominated by single industries.
Massive rail plan leaves Connecticut hopeful but mystified
Proposals to reinvent the Northeast Corridor rail system could impact Connecticut more than any other state. But a lack of detail in the plans is causing exasperation even among those who have been pushing for rail improvements for decades, and it has environmentalists worrying whether losses will outweigh the benefits.
Something must be done to boost CT’s low voter turnout
What will it take before a majority of Connecticut voters demand remedies to low voter turnout such as happened Nov. 3? Something must be done to energize the voting process. Even in presidential election years like 2016, more voters, especially young adults, must believe that their votes count.
Op-Ed: Company president outraged at Connecticut’s ‘fiscal incontinence’
In his open letter to Gov. Dannel Malloy, the president of a Danbury manufacturing firm explains why he is outraged at state spending and tax policies that make Connecticut an expensive and unwelcoming place to do business; and why he is contemplating moving his company to a more friendly state.
CT Senators clash again with feds over Danbury prisoners
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are again at loggerheads with the federal Bureau of Prisons over the fates of about 200 female prisoners who were transferred out of state while serving sentences at the federal prison in Danbury.