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  • Karen Chase, a photographer who lives in the Macedonia section of Kent, was able to get this up-close photo of a bear in June 2015 from her living room window. 
    Politics
    Bear hunt? CT lawmakers abandon plans for a hunting season
    After hundreds of advocates wrote letters to lawmakers protesting a proposal to allow bear hunting, leaders agreed to abandon the idea. 
    By John Moritz
  • Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary speaks during a news conference at the Bridgeport Transportation Center, in Bridgeport, Conn. July 11, 2022. O’Leary joined Gov. Ned Lamont and others to announce new express trains and expanded rail services on Metro-North’s New Haven Line and Waterbury Branch.
    News
    CT Mayor Neil O'Leary says he will not seek re-election
  • Gov. Ned Lamont visited an air quality monitoring station Wednesday in East Hartford as part of his push for new legislation to help the state meet its established emissions-reduction goals. 
    Politics
    Lamont facing headwinds in push for new climate billls
  • WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 26: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) embraces Erica Leslie Lafferty, whose mother was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012, as Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) looks on during a rally with gun control advocacy groups outside the U.S. Capitol on May 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Organized by Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun Safety and Students Demand Action, the rally brought together members of Congress and gun violence survivors to demand gun safety legislation following mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    Politics
    CT's senators pushing for federal gun violence prevention office
  • A file photo of a state police stetson hat, front, worn by all sworn troopers in Connecticut.
    News
    CT troopers ‘excessive’ hours raise concerns about safety, cost
  • The Connecticut State Capitol, in Hartford, Conn. Jan 24, 2023.
    Politics
    Advocates push for more protections for domestic violence victims
  • Some lawmakers and officials have said TikTok is a national security concern. (Dreamstime/TNS)
    Politics
    CT-led bill aims to protect kids online. Will it clear Congress?

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  • Pro-labor? Biden aims to prove it with unionized 2024 staff
    Joe Biden likes to say he’s the most pro-union president in U.S. history. When Biden announces his expected Democratic reelection campaign in the coming weeks, he’ll get the chance to prove it to...
    By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER
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    By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM
    Trump silent on abortion as 2024 campaign pushes forward
    By STEVE PEOPLES
    Trump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest
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    By JILL COLVIN
  • News
    CT mayor looks back and to the future in seeking a 6th term
    New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart vowed in her state of the city address to keep the pedal down on city improvements. New Britain's Erin Stewart is running for a sixth term as a Republican mayor in a heavily Democratic-voting city.  By Steven Goode
  • Politics
    Librarians and CT lawmakers fight against high cost of eBooks
    Stamford's Marcia Lewison uses an umbrella to take cover from the light freezing rain falling outside Ferguson Library in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The area was hit with a minor storm Tuesday that produced minimal accumulations of rain and snow. For eBooks, state libraries pay as much as five times the cost of traditional book, and use expires after two years or 26 "borrows." By Ken Dixon
  • Politics
    Presidential primary in CT would be held April 2 if bill passes
    A Stamford resident votes at the District 18 polling place at Turn of River Middle School in Stamford, Conn., on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, when a special state House election was held. Because of redistricting, some voters participating in the Aug. 9, 2022 primaries will head to a polling place that is different from where they have voted previously. A bill to move Connecticut's primary date up from the last Tuesday in April to the first got support Monday from both Democratic and Republican party leaders. By John Moritz
  • Politics
    CT pharmacists could provide contraception under proposal
    FILE - This June 25, 2019, file photo shows a sign outside a Walgreens Pharmacy in Pittsburgh. Two of the largest U.S pharmacy chains have agreed in principle to pay about $10 billion combined to settle lawsuits over the toll of powerful prescription opioids, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. In addition to the deals with CVS Health and Walgreens, a lawyer for local governments says settlement conversations are continuing with Walmart. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) A key legislative committee on Monday approved legislation expanding the roles of Connecticut pharmacists in providing contraception. By Ken Dixon
  • Politics
    CT bill lowering interest rate on property tax liens advances
    The Connecticut State Capitol, in Hartford, Conn. Jan 24, 2023. A legislative committee on Friday agreed that the 18 percent interest rate for delinquent property taxes is too high and threatens homeownership. By Ken Dixon, Jacqueline Rabe Thomas

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  • Politics
    CT lawmakers turn attention toward Native American issues
    Connecticut lawmakers have filed nearly a dozen bills this legislative session addressing Native American issues. "We’re not at the point where we have to fight so hard to be heard," said Rodney Butler, the chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council.  State lawmakers have filed nearly a dozen bills this year to recognize and address indigenous issues. Most have gotten praise from tribal leaders.  By John Moritz
  • News
    Reducing cost of ground geothermal energy proposed in CT
    New house • Built in 2019 • Modern style • 3,200 square feet  • 4 full bedrooms, 3 full baths • Sunroom • Solar and geothermal energy, and energy-efficient Warmboard radiant heat • Energy-recovery system: Heating and cooling energy from the home’s exhaust air is recycled, providing savings in summer cooling and winter heating. • Energy-efficient, on-demand water heater • Non-combustible, sustainably sourced exterior siding: Boral TruExterior siding in a nickel gap profile • Composite sustainably sourced slate-style roof: Boral Inspire classic slate • LED lighting throughout the house with smart house-lighting controls • Runoff water storage for garden irrigation The Connecticut General Assembly is considering a pair of provisions that would make ground geothermal energy installation more affordable. By Vincent Gabrielle
  • Politics
    CT officials consider ending routine strip searches in prisons
    The entrance to the New Haven Community Correctional Center. Some argue that routine strip searches are humiliating and intrusive, prompting Connecticut lawmakers to consider ending them altogether. By Jaden Edison
  • Politics
    Packaging is at the center of debate over CT's trash dilemma
    The waste-processing side of the MIRA trash-to-energy plant in Hartford’s South Meadows. In recent years, an average of 2,500 tons of garbage were dumped and processed daily at MIRA. But when the plant shuts down in the next year or so, all that tonnage will need to go somewhere else. A plan to remove up to 190,000 tons of paper, cardboard and plastic packaging from Connecticut's waste stream has drawn opposition from haulers and recyclers.  By John Moritz
  • News
    CT state Rep. Robin Comey says she will seek treatment after DUI
    Connecticut state Rep. Robin Comey, D-Branford, is handcuffed by police following a rollover crash on Capitol Avenue in Hartford Thursday night. Comey was charged with DUI, House Democrats said. Connecticut state Rep. Robin Comey, of Branford, on Saturday issued an apology for her DUI arrest in Hartford and said she will begin seeking treatment. By Austin Mirmina
  • News
    Bridgeport continues to try to flout CT public records law
    Dina Scalo, an attorney for the City of Bridgeport, appears before the Connecticut Freedom of Information Council on Feb. 22, 2023. Despite promises to improve transparency and compliance with Connecticut’s public records law, the City of Bridgeport once again attempted to flout the rules this month, sparking questions about if the city is moving too slowly to reform. By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
  • News
    Meet the Stamford woman devoted to ending restraint and seclusion
    After her son Christian was restrained or secluded nearly 50 times in a two-year period, Latisha Johnson devoted herself to ending the practices in Connecticut. She was one of several dozen people to submit testimony on the subject ahead of a public hearing Wednesday. Latisha Johnson, whose son Christian was frequently restrained and secluded, is among the parents and advocates supporting legislation to restrict the practices in Connecticut. By Alex Putterman
  • Politics
    Report: CT lawmaker 'reeked' of alcohol after rollover crash
    Connecticut state Rep. Robin Comey, D-Branford, is handcuffed by police following a rollover crash on Capitol Avenue in Hartford Thursday night. Comey was charged with DUI, House Democrats said. Third-term state Rep. Robin Comey of Branford was removed from her legislative committee assignments on Friday following DUI arrest. By Ken Dixon, Steven Goode, Peter Yankowski
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    How a state senator handled 2 deaths a month after swearing in
    State Sen. Jan Hochadel State Sen. Jan Hochadel said it was "an emotional roller coaster" losing her father and sister a month after taking the oath of office.  By Jordan Nathaniel Fenster
  • Education
    Paraeducators ask CT lawmakers for better pay, working conditions
    Charlene Russell-Tucker, Commissioner for the Connecticut State Department of Education, speaks during a public hearing in front of the State legislature's Education Committee, in Hartford, Conn. March 15, 2023. Connecticut paraeducators want higher salaries and more attention paid to staffing levels, they told the legislature's Education Committee at a hearing Wednesday. By Alex Putterman
  • News
    Librarian's killing cited by officials supporting CT gun bill
    Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz speaks during a news conference in front of the Norwalk Public Library, in Norwalk, Conn. March 16, 2023. Officials and two sons of Divya Misra, a Norwalk librarian killed in a 2021 murder-suicide, spoke Thursday at a rose garden named in her honor outside the library. By Ethan Fry
  • Politics
    Why two CT lawmakers voted against pizza as the state food
    Hot pizza getting cut and boxed at Frank Pepe's in New Haven on April 23, 2021. Legislation to give give pizza the appellation of "state food," which failed last year, clear first legislative hurdle. By Ken Dixon
  • Politics
    Early voting for CT elections would be 10 days under bill
    The Connecticut State Capitol, in Hartford, Conn. Jan 24, 2023. A key legislative committee approves 10 days of early voting in CT, plus four more days for special elections and referenda. By Ken Dixon
  • Politics
    CT considers loosening qualifications to run for attorney general
    Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has accepted Purdue Pharma paying its CEO and president, Craig Landau, a 2022 bonus of up to about $2.5 million, but he still asserts that Landau should step down as CEO. Connecticut requires attorney general candidates to have a decade of experience before running for the office. By Mark Pazniokas
  • News
    'Times are changing,' CT mayor says of ritzy campaign fundraiser
    From left, Isaias Wooden, son of former state treasurer Shawn Wooden; Alan Lazowski of West Hartford, founder of LAZ Parking; and Blooomfield Mayor Danielle Wong at a gala in Wooden's honor Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 at Dunkin' Donuts Park Hartford. Wong and Lazowski were co-chairs of the event.  While a former Town Committee leader raises questions about holding fundraisers outside of town, Bloomfield Mayor Danielle Wong said her Hartford campaign event was not unusual. By Steven Goode
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