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Today Is Primary Day In Connecticut
Voters who have not voted early and want to cast ballots in their party's state legislative and congressional primaries can vote today (Tuesday, Aug. 13) from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at their regular polling...
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Thomas: Low Turnout For Early Voting Ahead Of Primary Election Day
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas told reporters on a video call Tuesday morning that just over 8,700 votes were cast during the early voting period, which began Aug. 5 and ran for a full week...
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Primary 2024 Roundup: Corey Will Face Murphy Again; Goldstein To Face Himes...
Matthew Corey captured about 54% of the vote to Gerry Smith's 46% on Tuesday, earning the Glastonbury Republican a second chance at unseating Democratic US Sen. Chris Murphy. Voter turnout in the...
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Phone-Free Schools
Phone-Free Schools ... Never A Problem In The Past. Editorial cartoon by John Darkow.
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Stamford Democrat Loses Primary Following Antisemitic Remarks
State Rep. Anabel Figueroa, D-Stamford, was defeated in the Democratic primary for the 148th District Tuesday in a landslide after a video surfaced of her making antisemitic remarks about her opponent.
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Looney To Tweed: Cool Your Jets
Commercial air service at Tweed-New Haven Airport is growing nearly as fast as an SST — too fast, in the opinion of one influential neighbor, Fort Hale Road resident Martin Looney. Who happens to run...
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Opinion: Darwinist Opposition To Free Meals For School-Aged Children Is...
Opinion columnist Elwood Watson says the undeniable truth is subjecting students to embarrassment because of a lack of funds to pay for a school lunch is cruel, inhumane, and arguably obscene....
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119K Commission Outlines Goals For October Report
The 119K Commission laid out the beginnings of its strategy to help tens of thousands of at-risk and disconnected youth find meaningful work and education opportunities during a media call held...
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Democrats OK New Language For Ballot Initiative On No-Excuse Absentee Ballots
HARTFORD, CT – During a mostly virtual meeting Thursday, Republican members of the Government Administration and Elections Committee took issue with what they described as confusing language regarding...
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Back To School
Back to School (Are you sure it's not a scam?). Editorial cartoon by Bob Englehart.
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Energy Committee Leaders Ask PURA To Revisit August Rate Hike
Connecticut residents who were still angry over this month's electricity rate hike were gobsmacked this week when the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority voted unanimously to impose another one,...
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Connecticut Reached New Private-Sector Employment Peak In July
Connecticut extended its streak of job gains through July, pushing the state to its highest level of private-sector employment on record. That’s according to the latest jobs report released by the...
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Ørsted Report: Revolution Wind Delayed A Year
The Danish energy company Ørsted announced Thursday that completion of its largest US offshore wind project to date, Revolution Wind, will be delayed a year because of contamination at the site where...
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Amid Medicaid ‘Unwinding,’ Many States Wind Up Expanding
The "unwinding" of Medicaid has led to fears that the number of people without insurance would spike, while also coinciding with moves in more than a dozen states to expand health coverage for...
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2 Missing As ‘Historic’ Rainfall Causes Flooding, Destruction In Southwestern...
Connecticut residents from the southwestern border to the lower Naugatuck River Valley were reeling Sunday following a slow-moving storm that reportedly dumped about nine inches of rain, flooding...
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Klobuchar Dishes Deep With CT Dems
CHICAGO – New Haven delegates and Connecticut politicians kicked off their time at the Chicago DNC with loaded deep dish pizza — and delved deeper into how to cook up a winning campaign over slices...
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Tong’s DNC Diary Day 1: ’There’s A Pit In My Stomach’
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is keeping a daily diary for the Independent this week as he attends the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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