Connecticut
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Republican challenger Ryan Fazio clashed over taxes, electricity costs and government accountability in a televised debate, offering competing plans to address affordability ahead of the November election. The hourlong debate, hosted by WFSB-TV and CT Insider, put the state’s cost of living and the candidates’ records at the center of […]
The Trump administration is moving to reopen federal approval for a major offshore wind project off Massachusetts, escalating its effort to reconsider renewable energy developments approved under former President Joe Biden. The Justice Department asked a federal judge to return the New England Wind project’s construction and operations permit to the Interior Department for […]
State police across six Northeast states are stepping up traffic enforcement this week, targeting speeding, distracted driving and impaired motorists in a coordinated three-day operation. The initiative, dubbed Operation Wicked Safe, brings together police agencies in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island. The enforcement campaign runs Tuesday through Thursday, with officers […]
The Trump administration has launched a sweeping investigation into how some of the nation’s most prominent universities use foreign researchers, serving subpoenas to institutions across the Northeast as federal officials examine potential abuse of visa programs and the use of taxpayer-funded research dollars. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General announced October 9 […]
Connecticut Republicans are pushing Gov. Ned Lamont to suspend the state's gas and diesel taxes through the end of the year as fuel prices surge and voters head toward the November election. House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora and Senate Republican Leader Stephen Harding called for a special legislative session last week to suspend the state's […]
A 28-year congressional career came to an end Tuesday night when former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin defeated 14-term Democratic Rep. John Larson in Connecticut's 1st Congressional District primary. Bronin won 54% of the vote to Larson's 33%, delivering the biggest upset of Connecticut's 2026 election cycle. It was also the first time in modern Connecticut […]
