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Gun violence tests limits of urban crime prevention groups
By Dave Collins Jun. 24, 2021 08:31 AM EDT
Connecticut governor unveils plan to cut travel time to NYC
By Susan Haigh Jun. 21, 2021 01:58 PM EDT
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont's administration unveiled an $8 billion to $10 billion plan Monday that aims to reduce commuter rail times from Connecticut to New...
Legendary New Haven nightspot reopening after year's closure
Jun. 20, 2021 03:59 PM EDT
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — One of Connecticut’s legendary music clubs is reopening after a year-long closure due to the pandemic, with the help of the federal...

Connecticut lawmakers close out unusual session, pass budget
By Susan Haigh Jun. 09, 2021 09:21 AM EDT
House begins debate on budget bill as session winds down
By Susan Haigh Jun. 08, 2021 10:10 PM EDT
The House of Representatives was expected Tuesday night to pass a two-year, $46.7 billion state budget deal that lawmakers said will help guide Connecticut as...
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine available to Connecticut teens
By Susan Haigh May. 12, 2021 07:42 PM EDT
The COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer is now available to roughly 170,000 Connecticut residents, ages 12 to 15, at all clinics in the state offering that...
Editorial Roundup: New England
By The Associated Press May. 07, 2021 05:43 PM EDT
Boston Globe. May 5, 2021.
Editorial: Count counties out of federal aid program
The six vestigial county governments...
Editorial Roundup: New England
By The Associated Press Apr. 16, 2021 04:13 PM EDT
Hartford Courant. April 16, 2021.
Editorial: The University of Hartford’s job is educating a diverse student body, not staying in NCAA...

Harris praises Connecticut for spending federal aid on kids
By Susan Haigh Mar. 26, 2021 02:28 PM EDT
Lawmakers to meet with Lamont on future of his COVID orders
By Susan Haigh Mar. 16, 2021 04:00 PM EDT
State lawmakers have begun combing through the dozens of executive orders signed by Gov. Ned Lamont over the past year during the pandemic, trying to determine...
Catalytic converter thefts on the rise in Connecticut
Feb. 28, 2021 04:34 PM EST
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Police in Ansonia are investigating the recent thefts of several catalytic converters from cars, echoing a statewide uptick.
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Data: Vaccination rates lower for Black and Hispanic people
Feb. 26, 2021 05:15 PM EST
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday that Connecticut still has “a long way to go” to improve COVID-19 vaccination rates among Black and...
Lamont: 65 and older might begin getting vaccine in 10 days
By Susan Haigh Feb. 03, 2021 04:50 PM EST
Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday that residents 65 years and older might begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine “within 10 days or so,” depending on the flow of...
Guards upset over lack of vaccination plan in prisons
By Pat Eaton-Robb And Susan Haigh Jan. 27, 2021 12:36 PM EST
Connecticut's unionized prison guards expressed anger Wednesday over what they say is the lack of a plan to vaccinate them against COVID-19.
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Connecticut getting more than 92,000 vaccine doses this week
By Pat Eaton-Robb And Susan Haigh Jan. 26, 2021 02:22 PM EST
Connecticut was shipped more than 92,300 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week, the state's health department said Tuesday.
About half...
Connecticut adopts tiered approach for virus vaccinations
Jan. 19, 2021 11:34 AM EST
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Without nearly enough COVID-19 vaccines arriving for everyone eligible to receive them, Connecticut will prioritize its oldest...

CT lawmakers greeted by protests at start of unusual session
By Susan Haigh Jan. 06, 2021 08:11 AM EST
New Haven elementary school buildings to reopen this month
Jan. 01, 2021 09:43 AM EST
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Some New Haven public school students will return to their physical classrooms later this month for the first time since last spring,...
More Connecticut hospitals get coronavirus vaccine
Dec. 15, 2020 10:16 AM EST
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Hospitals in New Haven and Hartford received their first deliveries of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine Tuesday, the second day of...