Richard Blumenthal
FILE - Visitors watch a simulation of the Parade of Nations exhibit during the opening day of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs Colo., on July 30, 2020. More than 27 months since it was greenlighted by Congress, the panel established to investigate the inner workings of the U.S. Olympic structure has yet to conduct a formal interview because of bureaucratic red tape and slow action from the same lawmakers who had expressed a pressing need for better oversight. The commission was created as part of the bipartisan “Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020,” which itself came out of an 18-month investigation into how the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the sports organizations it oversees mishandled sex-abuse cases in gymnastics and other sports. (Chancey Bush/The Gazette via AP, File)
Probe into US Olympic failings stunted by red tape in DC

By Eddie Pells Feb. 08, 2023 12:54 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, Larry Nassar listens during his sentencing at Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Mich. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File)
Watchdog: FBI mishandled Nassar-USA Gymnastics abuse case

By Michael Balsamo And Eric Tucker Jul. 14, 2021 05:50 PM EDT

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...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Hartford Courant. May 18, 2021. Editorial: The angry, disruptive display at UHart’s commencement over switching to NCAA Division III was...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, file photo, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas looks on as President Joe Biden signs an executive order on immigration, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Biden, under political pressure, agreed to admit four times as many refugees this budget year as his predecessor did, but resettlement agencies concede the number actually allowed into the U.S. will be closer to the record-low cap of 15,000 set by former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Refugees arriving in US unlikely to exceed cap set by Trump

By Julie Watson And Matthew Lee May. 16, 2021 07:44 AM EDT

This photo shows U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as he delivers remarks, during a video recording address for University of Connecticut graduating students at Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, Conn., Friday May 7, 2021. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo via AP)
Education Secretary Cardona encourages UConn grads in speech

By Dave Collins May. 08, 2021 04:48 PM EDT

Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, April 23, 2021. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Justices question California disclosure rule for charities

By Mark Sherman Apr. 26, 2021 03:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden delivers remarks on immigration, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
More action, less talk, distinguish Biden's 100-day sprint

By Jonathan Lemire And Calvin Woodward Apr. 25, 2021 07:48 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 15, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden, accompanied by from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Mark Takano, D-Calif., Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., and Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., speaks during a meeting with members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Executive Committee at the White House in Washington. The outreach to Congress is nothing new for presidents, but Biden is a veteran of Capitol Hill who knows how to tap the desire of even the most partisan legislators to legislate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Chocolate chip diplomacy: Biden courts Congress with gusto

By Lisa Mascaro Apr. 24, 2021 12:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 14, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden removes his mask to speak at a news conference at the White House, in Washington. Ten liberal senators are urging Biden to back India and South Africa’s appeal to the World Trade Organization to temporarily relax intellectual property rules so coronavirus vaccines can be manufactured by nations that are struggling to inoculate their population. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)
Senators to Biden: Waive vaccine intellectual property rules

By Aamer Madhani Apr. 16, 2021 06:00 AM EDT

Lamont to spend COVID funds on summer education programs

By Pat Eaton-Robb Apr. 12, 2021 01:56 PM EDT
Connecticut plans to allocate millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds toward education programs designed to help make up for learning lost by the...

Connecticut issues guidelines for proms, graduation events

Apr. 11, 2021 10:18 AM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — High school proms and graduation ceremonies can take place this spring but should have precautions to reduce the possibility of...

A statue of President George Washington stands in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Senate Dems sorting final details of $1.9T virus relief bill

By Alan Fram Mar. 02, 2021 12:16 AM EST

Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill being prepped in Congress includes a provision that over five years would hike the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill

By Alan Fram Mar. 01, 2021 10:45 AM EST

Today in History

By The Associated Press Feb. 13, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Saturday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2021. There are 321 days left in the year. Today’s...

Raimondo: Don't let Super Bowl parties derail COVID progress

Feb. 06, 2021 03:17 PM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has a message for Super Bowl fans this year: Enjoy the game, but when it comes to parties, wait until...

FILE - This Nov. 4, 2020, file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington, with the Capitol in the distance. Legal experts raised alarm when U.S. court officials confirmed that their electronic case files had been compromised as part of a sweeping attack on U.S. computer networks. Russian hackers seemingly gained access to a vast trove of private information hidden in sealed files, and that could include trade secrets, espionage targets, whistleblower reports and arrest warrants. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Russian hack brings changes, uncertainty to US court system

By Maryclaire Dale Jan. 31, 2021 07:38 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Jan. 08, 2021 10:22 AM EST
Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers: CONNECTICUT: Duby’s dubious COVID...

FILE - Then-Democratic presidential candidate Corey booker speaks during the National Urban League Conference in Indianapolis, in this Thursday, July 25, 2019, file photo. A bill being introduced Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, by four Democratic lawmakers would grant college athletes sweeping rights to compensation, including a share of the revenue generated by their sports, and create a federal commission on college athletics. The College Athletes Bill of Rights is sponsored by U.S. Senators Corey Booker (D-N.J.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.). If passed it could wreak havoc with the NCAA's ability to govern intercollegiate athletics, and the association's model for amateurism.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Booker, Democratic lawmakers introduce NCAA reform bill

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 17, 2020 06:52 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, the seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality in Washington. The Senate has narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s lame-duck nominee, Nathan Simington, on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Senate OKs Trump pick for FCC, adding hurdle to Biden plans

By Marcy Gordon Dec. 08, 2020 05:27 PM EST