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- Bridgeport Democrats in court to face election-related charges
Wanda Geter-Pataky, Alfredo Castillo, Maria Pereira, Jazmarie Melendez and Margaret Joyce allegedly abused the absentee ballot system in 2023.
- CT electricity: market or oligopoly?
Electricity on the wholesale market in CT is being scalped by wholesale suppliers -- corporations that have inserted themselves between power plants and the regulated utilities.
- CT farmers face federal funding uncertainty just in time for spring start-up
The uncertainty over federal farm funding, as well as layoffs at the USDA, come as farmers are in their heaviest spending time of the year.
- Trump administration’s ‘irreparable’ cut in NIH research funds blocked by judge
A federal judge in Mass. granted a nationwide preliminary injunction, blocking a proposed 15% cap on Facilities and Administrative fees.
- Ratepayers deserve answers on PURA changes
Critical questions need thoughtful consideration before state leaders move forward with changes to the regulatory framework for utility services.
Nancy on Norwalk
- Lamont to sign new bills that provide same funding as vetoed bills
Less than 48 hours after Gov. Ned Lamont vetoed emergency appropriations of $40 million for local special-education aid and $2.88 million for grants to nonprofits, the General Assembly moved to adopt two new emergency bills that provide the same amounts without an override fight. The bills create off-budget accounts for the two appropriations, with the
- Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff Endorses Barbara Smyth for Norwalk Mayor
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff has endorsed Common Council President Barbara Smyth in her bid to become the next mayor of Norwalk, calling her a “steady hand” and a “force for good” in the city. Duff, a longtime Norwalk legislator, announced his support for Smyth in a statement Wednesday, citing her
- Music Theatre of Connecticut and Norwalk Symphony Orchestra Present ‘Orpheus and Euridice’
Norwalk, Conn. — Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) and the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra will present Ricky Ian Gordon’s Orpheus and Euridice as part of their 2024-25 season Chamber Series. The production, a fusion of contemporary music, dance, and theater, will take the stage at MTC on Friday, March 7, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, March
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Connecticut Health I-Team
- It’s A Wrap
Thanks to everyone who read and supported the Conn. Health I-Team. Publication of new content stopped as of Dec. 31, 2022. Since 2010 C-HIT has published in-depth public service journalism on a range of topics, including systemic problems within the health care system, health disparities in chronic illnesses, inequities in health care access, barriers to care
- UPDATED: Coronavirus In Connecticut
The state’s weekly COVID summary: 1,027,729 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, with 3,827 testing positive over the last 7 days; the 7-day positivity rate is 15.56%, the state Department of Public Health (DPH) reported. The state reported 16,026,603 PCR/NAAT tests, with 24,598 residents testing positive over the last 7 days. Hospitalizations total 714. The
- The Pandemic Changed Their Lives – And Brought Them Closer Together
A patch of dirt in the northwest corner of their back yard, bounded by a chain link fence, a stone wall and a garage that houses feral cats, has become a happy place for Gladis Castro, 57, and her daughter Carla, 27. The Danbury mother and daughter have found purpose and meaning, and built a
