The head of the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association said consumers likely will face shortages and more price increases in coming months.
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Posted inJustice
Police standards council recommends new rules on Flock cameras
A law enforcement group that sets police standards in CT recommended stringent new rules for the use of a wide range of surveillance tech.
Posted inPolitics
Reticent in primary, Lamont hits Fazio early in general-election ads
Gov. Ned Lamont, seldom comfortable with the grittier aspects of political combat, is regularly hitting Republican Ryan Fazio in TV ads.
Posted inImmigration
Two people hurt as activists, ICE clash at Meriden courthouse
One woman was pepper-sprayed and another pushed to the ground as ICE agents worked to detain at least one man at a Meriden courthouse.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT farmers protested tax hikes. This working group has a solution
The group suggested changes to Public Act 490, which taxes parcels of land according to their current use — rather than fair-market value.
Posted inImmigration
Murphy seeks answers from DHS on ICE operations, arrests in CT
Murphy wrote to DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin for details on the total number of arrests and an update on a promised investigation.
Posted inJustice
Kosta Diamantis is a fugitive who hasn’t quite disappeared
Kosta Diamantis has conducted many interviews with CT media since he failed to appear at his sentencing last week. His goal: a pardon.
Posted inPolitics
Rep. John Larson won’t seek third-party run after primary defeat
Larson lost the four-way primary to Luke Bronin in August. Larson’s term ends in early January, marking the end of his 28-year tenure.
Posted inCommunity
St. Monica’s, a pillar of Hartford community, learns to live with less
St. Monica’s has been around for 122 years, but facing a shortage of congregants and cash, it has had to cut its pastor’s hours to half time.
Posted inJustice
Kosta Diamantis sues to keep pension after fleeing to Greece
Konstantinos Diamantis on Friday sued state officials who announced that they were cutting off his state pension payments.
Posted inMoney
Poll: Most voters favor tapping CT coffers to ease federal social service cuts
The poll found that more than half of respondents would ease CT budget caps to bolster human service programs affected by federal cuts.
Posted inGovernment
Murphy seeks to bar ICE enforcement at playgrounds, bus stops
Murphy’s trio of bills comes in response to a four-day ICE operation in Danbury that resulted in 118 arrests. The bills face long odds.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
In an election year, CT’s electricity prices are falling
From June 2025 to June 2026, electricity bills dropped by 10.6% in CT, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Posted inEducation
Lamont administration signals universal free school lunch is still on the menu
Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz told CT superintendents the Lamont administration wants free breakfasts and lunches for all public school students.
Posted inGovernment
As Congress takes up college sports bill, Murphy is a top critic
The bipartisan bill would set national standards on college sports. It got a major boost after clearing its first procedural vote.