Sen. Douglas McCrory is facing a three-way primary next month that could have a major impact on K-12 education in Connecticut.
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Posted inHuman Services
UConn study highlights CT families’ childcare struggles
More than half of families found childcare expensive. And towns in CT’s northeast corner and lower Fairfield County struggled most for spots.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT’s unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in the first half of the year
June marked the sixth month in a row that CT’s unemployment rate rose. It now stands a full percentage point higher than the national rate.
Posted inHuman Services
Workers at CT children psych facility raise concerns about safety, outcomes
Union leadership said 66 of the roughly 300 workers at the Solnit South facility are now recovering from injuries.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a very expensive collision!
After one of CT’s most expensive airplane vs. bird strikes, Danbury Municipal Airport’s team is working to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
Posted inPolitics
John Droney Jr., prominent Democrat and lawyer, dead at 79
John F. Droney Jr., a Democratic state chairman under Gov. William O’Neill and a strategist for Joseph I. Lieberman, died Sunday.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
The story behind rows of unmarked stones at New Haven cemetery
Roughly 2,200 people are buried at Blake Street Cemetery, many in graves marked only with numbers. Researchers want to tell their stories.
Posted inGovernment
Himes calls Trump’s election speech ‘easily disprovable lies’
Trump bemoaned vulnerabilities in the country’s election infrastructure but didn’t provide evidence of interference or election tampering.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT redoubles efforts to equip workforce for AI economy
Business and development leaders hope AI will usher in a productivity boom, but workers are concerned. CT has big plans to train them.
Posted inPolitics
A killing, a pardon and a defamation suit — not a typical campaign.
Jonathan De Barros, a Republican candidate for CT’s 5th District, claims backers of his opponent defamed him by calling him a ‘murderer.’
Posted inBridgeport
Bridgeport residents seek answers at FaithActs gubernatorial forum
Residents heard Ned Lamont, Josh Elliott and Ryan Fazio respond directly to questions that came from years of conversations in the community.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
New CT law clarifies property tax payments for solar arrays
After several attempts, CT passed a bill last year with a new calculation for levying taxes on large solar arrays. It took effect this month.
Posted inTransportation
Amtrak launches new study on New Haven-Providence route
The new study of Amtrak rail lines between New Haven and Providence will put more emphasis on public input than a 2016 proposal.
Posted inPolitics
Veterans group gives Bronin a boost on airwaves ahead of primary
VoteVets’ $1 million ad buy is the first foray of an outside group into the Aug. 11 Democratic race for CT’s 1st Congressional District seat.
Posted inPolitics
Jillian Gilchrest tries to break through in primary, one door at a time
Canvassing helped Jillian Gilchrest unseat an incumbent in 2018, but she faces an uphill battle in the Democratic primary for Congress.