The state grant will go toward developing a 100K square foot campus intended to support workforce development around applied AI technologies.
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Posted inEnergy & Environment
How many bears are there in CT? Here’s what it takes to find out.
A team of researchers led by Mississippi State University is fanning out across CT this summer to collect hair samples from resident bears.
Posted inPolitics
Larson lost to a younger challenger. Could Blumenthal face a similar test?
After U.S. Rep. John Larson was soundly defeated by the younger Luke Bronin, CT’s aging members of Congress face similar questions.
Posted inPolitics
Former Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman dies at 80
Nancy S. Wyman, the state comptroller who became lieutenant governor under former Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, died Wednesday.
Posted inPolitics
Luke Bronin defeats Rep. John Larson in CT 1st District primary
Luke Bronin decisively defeated U.S. Rep. John Larson in the Democratic primary for the 1st District, effectively guaranteeing him the seat.
Posted inPolitics
CT Gov. Ned Lamont defeats Josh Elliott in Democratic primary
Gov. Ned Lamont defeated liberal challenger Josh Elliott in a primary Tuesday that tested Democrats’ allegiance to a more moderate incumbent.
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Polls close and CT voters await results in high-stakes primaries
CT Democrats voted Tuesday in primaries pitting gubernatorial and Congressional incumbents against younger challengers.
Posted inEconomic Development
ConnCAT CEO Clemons steps down to focus on sister organization ConnCORP
The shared goal of ConnCAT and ConnCORP is to promote economic empowerment and community development in New Haven’s Black communities.
Posted inPolitics
Ned Lamont finds places to speak Sunday; less so for Josh Elliott
Gov. Ned Lamont and his challenger Rep. Josh Elliott spent the last Sunday before the Democratic primary making appeals to urban voters.
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In final days, Dems seeking 1st District seat take message to voters
John Larson, Luke Bronin, Jillian Gilchrest and Ruth Fortune focused on union rallies and door-knocking in their pitches to Democratic voters.
Posted inHealth
Trinity Health cited most among CT hospitals for patient safety
Saint Francis Hospital has received nine ‘immediate jeopardy’ violations since 2023, the most in CT, and Johnson Memorial ranks second.
Posted inPolitics
GOP Congressional hopefuls focus on issues, and campaign styles
Four CT Republicans, despite long odds, are fighting to win the GOP nominations in two Congressional Districts that are solidly blue.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont sticks to a fiscal discipline not always applauded by labor
Unions support Gov. Ned Lamont, even if they remain unenthused about his hostility to committing to new things that have a recurring cost.
Posted inPolitics
Burst of outside spending for Bronin, Larson in final weeks
Super PACs are spending upwards of $2.5 million in the four-way Democratic primary for Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
One field, many uses: A mowing question in Durham
Bobolinks migrate to CT in the spring and nest in public fields marked for mowing, putting farmers at odds with bird watchers.
