Bill Buchner

The Connecticut Restaurant Association said it’s safe to be open at full capacity. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks out on allegations of priority COVID-19 tests for his family, the Suffolk County Police Department is being accused of racial discrimination, and Congressman Lee Zeldin is running for governor.

Local leaders are encouraging members of Gen-Z to sign up for their vaccine. A rally for clean energy jobs on Long Island, a look at the growing homeownership gap, and New York has a budget, finally.

A New England doctor is urging people to remove the straps off their COVID-19 masks before throwing them away. A new deal in Connecticut is expected to bring more jobs to Bridgeport, an update in the defamation lawsuit against Alex Jones, and New York couldn’t reach a budget deal by the April 1 deadline.

The fishing industry is not happy with the Biden administration’s newly designated areas for offshore wind in the region. New York will implement a digital vaccine passport, the Connecticut Supreme Court said the governor’s pandemic-related executive orders are constitutional, and Yale’s latest finding on COVID-19 patients.

Connecticut pharmacists skeptical of new bill in the state, debate over a tax hike for the rich in New York, restoring funding for a veterans program, and one organization’s commitment to helping young adults with disabilities find employment.