A recount in Torrington that confirmed Rep. Michelle Cook’s loss triggered another recount that Sen. Lisa Seminara says puts her loss in question.
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Posted inMoney
Projected tax revenues surge, but CT can’t spend most of windfall
The ‘guardrails’ require that legislators save $2.5B in the next biennial budget, and the revenues they can spend grew by only around $620M.
Posted inPolitics
Chris Reddy, loser in UConn district, files elections complaint
The candidate said some voters, including UConn students, may have been ineligible. Mansfield’s registrars of voters defended the results.
Posted inCities & Towns
CT to end program to assist Hartford flooding victims
CT has set a deadline to apply for funds through a program created to help residents of Hartford’s North End with chronic flooding issues.
Posted inMoney
Will Trump win spur CT to cut taxes on working families?
Gov. Ned Lamont pledged to address ‘pocketbook issues,’ but that doesn’t necessarily mean Democrats will look to cut taxes next spring.
Posted inEducation
Launch of CT fellowship may mean more charter schools
A new fellowship to train people to develop charter schools in CT is the latest push for more school choice options, a controversial issue.
Posted inPolitics
CT 2024 election takeaways: Ballot question, early voting, Harris’ margin
Kamala Harris won Connecticut. Meanwhile, a ballot measure passed, incumbents were re-elected, and early voting turnout was strong.
Posted inHuman Services
Child sex assault case in Bethany sounds alarm on town-run camps
A CT law allows town camps for children to operate with no state oversight. Now, some legislators say, more regulation is needed.
Posted inPolitics
Torrington recount set in CT’s only unsettled state House district
GOP state House candidate Joe Canino says he beat Rep. Michelle Cook, a Democrat. Cook said her campaign hasn’t seen even incomplete results.
Posted inEducation
State probing if tech schools are excluding students with disabilities
The investigation follows an email from a CTEC official describing a process apparently meant to deny admission to students with disabilities.
Posted inPolitics
GOP challenges one CT Senate result, but Dems keep majorities
The CT General Assembly’s top leaders were backed for new terms in 2025 as Democrats claimed 25 seats in the Senate and 102 in the House.
Posted inMoney
Nonprofits say poor CT families missed $120 million in tax relief
An estimated 45,000 low-income Connecticut families failed to claim their full federal income tax benefits three years ago.
Posted inPolitics
CT Democrats respond to Trump with defiance, grief — and introspection
Lawmakers including Gov. Ned Lamont and Sen. Richard Blumenthal offered degrees of defiance, analysis and self-reflection after Trump’s win
Posted inHealth
Nuvance, Northwell petition state to approve hospital merger
At a public hearing, executives, physicians and residents expressed hope that merging would bolster Nuvance Health’s struggling CT hospitals.
Posted inPolitics
CT delegation charts uncertain path amid national GOP wins
Democrats won every federal race in CT, but their roles are likely to shift as Republicans took back the Senate and may keep the House.