A Long Island-based, family-owned bowling company is in the midst of its Bowlers to Veterans Link (BVL) fundraiser, leveraging Veterans Day to promote it.

Connecticut lawmakers are back at the Capitol on Wednesday to vote on using $500 million from the state’s surplus to make up for federal social service cuts. House Republican leader Vincent Candelora supports that move, but says he’s uneasy about other parts of the agenda.

The ACLU of Connecticut says police departments should stop using automatic license plate readers because the data could be shared with federal agencies like ICE.

Eversource’s four billion-dollar-plus plan to sell off the water company Aquarion isn’t popular with some Connecticut officials. They include State Attorney General William Tong and dozens of town leaders.

The Senate appears close to passing a deal to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in U.S. history. But with Democrats split and the House divided, another funding fight could come as soon as January.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and state legislative leaders have agreed on a bipartisan plan to use $500 million from the state’s budget surplus to backstop federal cuts to social safety net programs.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul called on artificial intelligence companies to implement safety features for users, as a reminder that the AI companion law is now in effect.

Funding for SNAP has been allocated, paused, reinstated, and canceled again multiple times, straining local food pantries and the state agencies that scrambled to lessen the impact on hungry residents.

The move reverses a decision by the Cuomo administration that was hailed by environmentalists.

Connecticut’s Democratic Governor Ned Lamont filed to run for a third term in office on Friday, ending several months of speculation.