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Connecticut’s public libraries are thriving, according to two new state reports showing increases in audiobook downloads, community meetings and free WiFi use.
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U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) wants to restrict government officials from using online prediction markets. It comes after several people made hundreds of thousands of dollars predicting the start of the war in Iran.
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Connecticut Senate Democrats have a good relationship with Gov. Ned Lamont despite the governor’s veto of parts of an omnibus bill they passed last week.
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A bill before the Connecticut Commerce Committee would direct the state to study creating a Bridge Authority to oversee plans for a potential bridge between Connecticut and Long Island.
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A Sacred Heart University poll conducted in partnership with GreatBlue Research finds that recent gambling scandals are undermining confidence in professional sports, particularly the NBA.
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UConn has lost $95 million in federal research funding over the past year, forcing grant cancellations and raising concerns about layoffs, student support and the future of university research.
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Connecticut is on the verge of changing how schools handle lockdown drills, especially those meant to simulate mass shootings.
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In the year since President Donald Trump took office, he has signed five executive orders directed toward the transgender community.
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Connecticut Comptroller Sean Scanlon is concerned that the war in the Middle East might affect the state’s economy.
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March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. A legislative working group in Connecticut said it’s seen progress in researching the disease.
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) warned the U.S. could be heading toward a “forever war” in Iran, calling this weekend’s strikes a “war of choice” unlikely to achieve regime change.
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The United States and Israel struck Iran early Saturday morning, as President Donald Trump (R) called for regime change and said the military operation was “massive and ongoing.”