Tony Guerrera called his proposal a compromise between tow companies and advocates, but they say it wouldn’t protect vehicle owners enough.
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Posted inEnergy & Environment
Climate activists protest gas expansion projects in Lamont’s office
Activists called for Gov. Ned Lamont to deny permits for new projects expanding natural gas usage in Connecticut. Nine people were arrested.
Posted inEducation
Report urges lawmakers to commit to early childhood education
The CT Voices for Children report says the early childhood education system needs an overhaul, with dysfunction at virtually every level.
Posted inInvestigations
CT towing companies frequently value cars low, allowing them to sell vehicles quickly
Some Connecticut tow companies have made a pattern of valuing cars low and then selling them, a CT Mirror and ProPublica analysis found.
Posted inPolitics
Today, the curtain goes up on Ned Lamont’s bid for a third term
Gov. Ned Lamont has events planned Friday to define himself as central to continuing a fiscal recovery brought to life on his watch.
Posted inHousing
Housing bill gets final approval from CT Senate in special session
Housing has long been a politically charged issue in Connecticut and one of the issues that most divides Republicans and Democrats.
Posted inGovernment
CT legislature votes to limit ICE arrests in courthouses, enhance data protections
Immigrant advocates who supported the bill said it addressed their concerns about federal agencies’ access to immigrants’ personal data.
Posted inMoney
CT Senate gives final approval to emergency human services fund
The CT Senate voted 27-8 to designate $500 million to potentially backfill federal cuts to nutrition and other human service programs.
Posted inHealth
Fairfield County providers team up to add talk therapy to pediatric practices
A mental health provider is embedding therapists at Pediatric Healthcare Associates’ offices to make behavioral health care easier to access.
Posted inHousing
New CT housing bill passes House during special session
The bill is a compromise between lawmakers, local leaders and Gov. Ned Lamont after he vetoed a major housing bill during session this year.
Posted inPolitics
CT special session to open with vote on controversial housing bill
The legislature’s special session opens Wednesday with House votes planned on four bills, starting with a controversial revise of H.B. 5002.
Posted inPolitics
Chris Murphy used to be a lead negotiator. That changed in 2025.
Murphy, previously a key negotiator, said on striking deals: ‘I just don’t think that’s the job right now. The job is to save the democracy.’
Posted inHealth
CT officials, hospital staff celebrate UConn takeover of Waterbury Hospital
Some took the opportunity to slam the hospital’s current owner—formerly private equity-backed hospital operator, Prospect Medical Holdings.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
At Steadfast Farms, CT veteran is finding purpose through quail farming
Marine veteran Jared McCool opened Steadfast Farms in Bethlehem in 2017. Now, it’s capable of producing as many as 320,000 quail eggs a year.
Posted inMoney
CT plans $500M in relief for federal programs, but questions remain
Gov. Ned Lamont outlined plans to protect federal human service programs. But it remained unclear how far Connecticut will spread the money.