A Couple Days Off
Tomorrow is Independence Day, the day we – as citizens of the United States – celebrate the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. As its title states,...
View ArticleLamont Taps Matthew Brokman As New Chief Of Staff
Gov. Ned Lamont elevated senior advisor Matthew Brokman on Tuesday to serve as his chief of staff, succeeding Jonathan Dach.
View ArticleThe End Is Near
The End Is Near (Remember when we thought he was crazy?). Editorial cartoon by John Darkow.
View ArticleOP-ED | Democracy Is On The Ballot, Thanks To Project 2025
Opinion columnist Elwood Watson highlights the Project 2025 agenda backing Donald Trump's run for a second term, saying the intended actions of the organization include redefining the way society...
View ArticleBlumenthal Calls On Postal Service To Reconsider Rate Increase
US Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, called on the US Postal Service to reconsider its planned increase in the cost of mailing items set for later this month, while also fielding questions about President...
View ArticleTalking About Connecticut’s Nuclear Power Future And Millstone Power Plant
The two nuclear reactors at the Millstone Power Plant in Waterford generate around half the electricity we use in Connecticut each year. We're talking about that and what the future of nuclear power...
View ArticleIf Lawsuit Ends Federal Mandates on Birth Control Coverage, States Will Have...
Substitute teacher David Engler, who is now 43, had been pretty sure he didn’t want children. Then a frustrating school day two years ago helped seal the deal. “It was wild. I had to call the office...
View ArticleRiver Of Denial
River Of Denial (It Ain't Just A River In Egypt.) Editorial cartoon by Adam Zyglis.
View ArticleBiden Decline
Biden Decline (And We're Back With Wall To Wall Coverage Of Biden's Decline!) Editorial cartoon by Pat Bagley.
View ArticleAnalysis | Newest Hartford Healthcare Lawsuit Adds Critical Twist
Healthcare analyst Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., says yet another lawsuit against Hartford Healthcare may seem obscure and limited to healthcare, but it goes much further. There is overwhelming evidence that...
View ArticleMashantucket Pequots Planning To Add Generic Drug Manufacturing To Portfolio
With an ongoing shortage of hundreds of different drugs and rising pharmaceutical prices driving health care costs higher, one of the state's two tribal nations has started the process of establishing...
View ArticleConnecticut Joins New Energy Collaborative; Will Explore Transmission...
HARTFORD, CT – On Tuesday, Connecticut became the 10th state to join a new energy collaborative that will allow coordination between states to improve the supply and reliability of electricity...
View ArticleDemocrats Are Split
Democrats Are Split (Joe Biden: This is how we got Trump the first time!) Editorial cartoon by Bob Englehart.
View ArticleNot My Dog
Does your dog bite? I don't know… it's not my dog. Project 2025. Editorial cartoon by John Darkow.
View ArticleOP-ED | Time To Punch Ticketmaster’s Ticket
Opinion columnist Peter Roff says the 2010 merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster was only approved after federal regulators were persuaded that competition within the industry would be unaffected....
View ArticlePURA Fines Frontier $2.5 Million For Lapses In Performance
(Updated Thursday, 1 p.m.) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority issued a Notice of Violation as well as a civil penalty of $2.5 million on Wednesday against Frontier Communications, citing lapses...
View ArticleCommission On Gun Violence Finds Large Racial Gap In Fatal Shootings
Black males in the state of Connecticut were about 30 times more likely to be killed by gun violence in comparison to White residents from 2020-2023, according to data shared by the Commission on...
View ArticleChildcare Nonprofit Receives $250K Grant, Says More State Money Needed For...
HARTFORD, CT – A new grant from one of Connecticut’s quasi-public agencies will expand family-based childcare into the eastern part of the state, officials said Wednesday.
View ArticleStranded Democrats
Stranded Democrats (We don't care who the captain is! We're coming aboard!) Editorial cartoon by Bob Englehart.
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