CT expands program to help disabled people. Veterans expected to benefit most
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Treasurer Erick Russell announced on Tuesday the expansion of a program that will allow people with disabilities to save…
CT organization that’s a major player in regional jobs scene is moving. It’s to a ‘smarter space’
A nonprofit that seeks to close the gap between job seekers and employers in north central Connecticut is relocating is headquarters to space that will…
A CT effort to enshrine rights to a clean environment has failed in the past. Why it’s back.
For almost three years now, Connecticut state legislators have been arguing over whether they should address environmental problems in a way only three other states…
Public defenders are in short supply in CT. Would a raise help?
Public defense lawyers in Connecticut are stretched thin. For years, the Office of the Chief Public Defender has been lobbying for higher pay for contract…
Miss Manners: I want to shut down rude whispers about my husband’s criminal past
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Nearly three decades ago, my husband committed a serious crime. Related Articles Miss Manners: What should I say to a woman who…
CT town rejects plan for 120 apartments, but developer vows to return
Just weeks after Bethel planners grudgingly settled a lawsuit by approving Vessel Technologies’ plan to build 72 apartments, the senior planning officials in West Hartford…
West Hartford state rep, leader on children’s health, not seeking reelection
With party conventions only four months away, lawmakers are seeking to replenish their ranks as key legislators are retiring from the General Assembly. While the…
Is America breaking up with the calorie? Not everyone believes it.
Eve Tilley-Coulson, a Los Angeles lawyer and a millennial, made a TikTok video last year pointing out that Generation Z will never know the horror…
Heroes for the WTC heroes: Congress finally fully funds the 9/11 health program
Almost 25 years after the destruction of the World Trade Center by Al Qaeda terrorists and the devastating medical problems the resulting toxic plume inflicted…
CT agency appoints new chief public defender. It comes nearly two years after predecessor was fired.
The Connecticut Public Defender Service has appointed career lawyer John Day as its next chief. At a meeting Tuesday, the Public Defender Services Commission named…