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Connecticut Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas has told state lawmakers she supports the creation of a board that would oversee municipal elections. It’s in response to allegations of absentee voter fraud in Bridgeport’s controversial mayoral election.
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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: According to the latest book censorship report from the American Library Association, almost 80 book titles in New York and more than 110 titles Connecticut were challenged last year — alongside 16 other states that saw attempts to censor a hundred books.
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America’s fastest growing sport is pickleball, and it’s no different in Connecticut. Local entrepreneurs are looking to capitalize on the craze.
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Park City Wind collapsed last October. Connecticut is now racing to secure new offshore wind energy to benefit its ratepayers. Permitting laws, interest hikes and the Jones Act stand in the way — also, they’re going to need a bigger boat.
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Amid questions about how CT's nursing facilities are spending millions of dollars in Medicaid funds, lawmakers are pushing for transparency.
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Legislators working on CT’s budget don’t know how much ARPA funding is left, nor do they know when Ned Lamont’s administration will tell them.
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A bill in Connecticut aims to ban hidden service fees in the leisure industry to help residents save money.
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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: State Police Officer Brian North was found not guilty of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm after shooting 19-year-old Mubarak Soulemane seven times in 2020. State Inspector General Robert Devlin filed the charges after he ruled the shooting was not justified.
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Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine spoke at an environmental symposium on Wednesday, March 13 at Stony Brook University where lawmakers, industry groups and environmental advocates sought answers for Long Island’s plans for waste disposal as the Brookhaven Landfill slowly transitions to be shut down.
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) urged the Department of Health and Human Services to provide relief aid to health care providers in Connecticut following a cyberattack in February that rendered payment systems inoperable.
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Six schools in Bridgeport will offer extended social and emotional learning to students and staff, thanks to a federal government grant. The Social-Emotional Learning Community Schools Program was created to help kids cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Connecticut Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas said her office has referred multiple complaints related to the Bridgeport mayoral election redo to the State Election Enforcement Commission (SEEC), including one that claims a voter was offered cash in exchange for a completed absentee ballot.