Hartford Business Journal
Dan Hurley signs 2-year extension at UConn
The two-time national championship coach will remain at UConn through 2032 under the terms of his existing $50 million deal.
Connecticut News Headlines for Saturday, October 31, 2026
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CT Education Establishment’s Scare Campaign Doesn’t Survive A Fact Check
Connecticut’s two major teachers unions and the associations representing school boards, superintendents and school business officers want Gov. Ned Lamont to turn down scholarships for…
Connecticut Centinal
Connecticut Politics And Giantism: What The Fairy Tales Tell Us
Everyone in Connecticut knows that our state’s Democrat Party has become an ungainly hegemon concerned principally with denying Republicans a place at the state’s political…
The RundownPolitical commentary column
Avon Went Blue. It Will Never Become Hartford.
The New York Times
High Inflation Haunts Trump and Republicans on Eve of Election
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The Ritter Dynasty: The Party Of “No Kings” Has Its Own Political Royalty In Hartford
Hartford has its own version of a royal family. It is the Ritter family, whose influence over Connecticut politics, the judiciary and public institutions has…
‘Moms For America’ Founder: Mothers Must Grasp ‘How Powerful Our Influence Is’ In Saving America
A little over a decade ago, Kimberly Fletcher realized that many women who valued their families, their faith, and America, were not voting. So, she…
- Yankee Institute news project
DCF paid $18K to guardian 2 years after child left care
DCF paid over $18,000 to a relative guardian for two years after the child in her care was reunified with their parent.
Hartford city councilman resigns amid SEEC investigation into residency
A Hartford councilman announced his resignation to focus on his family, but it also comes amid allegations that he lived outside the city.
Guilford grinds out win in low scoring affair with North Haven
The Guilford Grizzlies grinded out a win in a low scoring affair with the North Haven Nighthawks.
New Haven Restaurant Week is serving up 14 days of dining deals
New Haven Restaurant Week returns on Sunday and lasts through Nov. 14, featuring two weeks of discounted dining and diverse prix fixe menus from 24…
Connecticut officials urge pedestrian safety during Halloween season
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Lots of kids will be out trick-or-treating Saturday night and safety is top of mind for state leaders. Connecticut Lt.…
Thomas's Incompetence Leaves Towns To Work Around Election-Results Software Flaw, Lumaj Says
The office of Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas has left local election officials to work around a problem in its own results-reporting system days…
A Fine, Deliberately Engineered Mess
The garish stunt pulled by the Democratic Party in Alaska’s US Senate race has been known for months — a florid, festering carbuncle on the…
Murphy On “Revolutionaries” Podcast: Trump’s Second-Term “Crimes” Are “Nuclear-Level,” Predicts Some In His Orbit Will Go To Jail
Sen. Chris Murphy appeared today on The Revolutionaries Podcast to discuss “Trump, Democracy, and the Future of America.”
Connecticut’s Amistad Awards Honor Lawmaker & Union Leaders At Communist Party Anniversary
A Connecticut lawmaker and two union leaders are this year’s announced honorees at the People’s World Amistad Awards, a Dec. 12 ceremony in New Haven…
5 things to know about CT’s 2026 elections if you haven’t voted yet
About 17% of CT's active registered voters had cast ballots by Thursday, but residents still have many ways to vote. Here's what to know.
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Car Tax Out, Tolls In? The Catch Behind a Connecticut Group’s Tax Relief Proposal
Pay tolls to stop paying car taxes. That’s the trade proposed by the Connecticut Citizens’ Assembly, but drivers could end up paying both. The promised…
Himes, Goldstein Find Common Ground But Clash Over Iran in Congressional Debate
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Medicaid Work Requirement That Could Have Affected HUSKY Coverage For 100,000 Blocked
A coalition of states has won a permanent injunction blocking the Trump administration’s implementation of some Medicaid work requirements under H.R. 1.
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Trump’s Solution to Foreign Freeriding Could Backfire
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Didn’t Free Market Solutions Bequeath us this Nightmare?
To the Editor: The Republicans these days seem to be running on what they call their common sense and wanting to make Connecticut affordable. Let’s…