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For months, state officials suggested something was seriously about wrong with financial management in Connecticut’s largest urban school districts, painting a picture of local boards gorging themselves at the public trough.

Connecticut officials on Wednesday announced that eligible staff in the early childhood sector can now apply for a subsidy toward health insurance plan premiums, a benefit connected to the ambitious endowment created to expand and make affordable the stat…

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The Connecticut Arts Alliance, a statewide organization that has focused on legislative advocacy in the arts and culture sector for the last 21 years, has closed its doors due to increasing financial strain.

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Greenwich resident Sandra Walker cast her ballot during early voting Tuesday, where she noticed a food donation bin inside Town Hall.

The citizens group hoping to reform Connecticut’s oppressive property tax system will release its recommendations Monday, hoping to force candidates for state offices to take positions during the final push toward Election Day.

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Over the years I have been an outspoken critic of the consolidation of the 12 independently accredited community colleges into one CT State Community College with a single accreditation.

Ever since the night that rocks came hurtling through the woods into his camp, Mark Greenawalt wakes at every sound, no matter how small.

Democrats outnumbered Republicans by nearly a 4-1 margin at the polls Monday in the first of 14 days of early voting in Connecticut, the secretary of the state’s office reported Tuesday.

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For decades, manufactured home builders have been working to shed the old image of boxy trailer homes reserved for the outskirts of cities and suburbia.

When the Westport Museum for History & Culture announced a new strategic plan eight years ago, the organization reimagined what Westport’s history could look like.

This is the first in a series of stories profiling candidates in each congressional race.

On Oct. 7, Ellington town administrator Matthew Reed was among five people named by the Connecticut Foundation for Open Government as a recipient of the Mitchell W.

Later, while working at a well-staffed daily in New Haven, I would have the luxury of time to write feature stories and occasional, extended, polished pieces, but it was at the Hartford Times, in Connecticut’s capital, that I learned to write under pressu…

Connecticut’s electorate is approaching the midterm elections with a deep distrust of the federal government, a broader sense their opinions are not valued by officials, and partisan differences over taxation and spending priorities in a state with high c…

Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut maintain a significant fundraising advantage over their Republican challengers just a few weeks before the midterm elections, when the balance of power in Congress is at stake.

Physicians in Connecticut have long flagged low Medicaid reimbursement rates as a barrier to providing treatment to low-income people seeking medical care.

U.S. consumers aren’t just frustrated with high prices.

Success Village, a housing cooperative located on the border of Bridgeport and Stratford, has been in the news repeatedly in recent years.

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Stratford Town Council Chair Anthony Afriye said the town council will not attempt to reintroduce a controversial ordinance that would ban guns on all town properties.

It seems everyone is talking about Nicole Hannah-Jones’ recent New York Times piece describing the educational experiences of her daughter, Najya, in the New York City public schools.

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Do we really want drones flying over our homes, delivering packages for Amazon?

Hundreds gathered at dozens of “No Kings” protests across Connecticut on Saturday, with signs bearing some familiar slogans but with a sharper focus this time, organizers said, on voting.

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Imagine being a high school student in Connecticut entering junior or senior year.

Connecticut’s political world ended the week with stark reminders of how political discourse has turned threatening: The state’s two Democratic U.S. senators and a congressman were intended recipients of packages with substances that raised suspicions, and

Niko Scharer paused by a rack of finished pottery, lifting a small bowl off the shelf.

From their perch overlooking a busy stretch of Interstate 95 in New Haven, the 1,900 solar panels that sit atop the city’s old landfill are a prominent display of a growing trend in Connecticut.

A second criminal trial for Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, the former Connecticut budget director turned federal fugitive, has been delayed until June 2027.

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Connecticut will be host to dozens of “No Kings” rallies on Saturday, but this time, the focus is on early voting.

When we think about conservation in Connecticut, our minds often turn to sprawling state parks, protected forests and scenic stretches of coastline.

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The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system announced it will undertake a series of reforms following the resignation of former interim Chancellor John Maduko in April over sexual harassment allegations.

Eversource filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging state regulators’ decision to cut more than $500 million from the company’s reimbursement for responding to a series of powerful storms in Connecticut.

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The legal battle over whether Connecticut can permanently revoke pension benefits for Konstantinos Diamantis, a former state official who was convicted of soliciting bribes from school construction contractors, kicked off on Thursday in a small courtroom…

When it comes to Connecticut’s increasingly troublesome relationship with black bears, both candidates in this year’s governor’s race are in agreement on a somewhat controversial solution.

Recently West Hartford police have been involved in two high-profile cases where automated license plate readers helped officers locate vehicles they were looking for.

A Connecticut Department of Correction doctor repeatedly engaged in behavior that compromised patient care, according to an investigation released on Wednesday by the Correction Ombuds’ office.

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Connecticut loves its towns, and for good reason.

Republican gubernatorial challenger Ryan Fazio’s campaign spent $9.6 million from July 1 through Sept. 30 as he worked furiously to raise his name recognition and sow doubt about Gov.

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