Clare Secrist
Former News FellowClare is a former news fellow with WSHU Public Radio.
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Jean Speck, the Kent First Selectwoman, said tribal acknowledgement will permit the tribe a right to self-government over its land without regard to the laws of Kent and the state. -
The Municipal Accountability Review Board could have approval powers on they city's budgets, transfers, contracts, debt and labor contracts. -
Mayor Nancy Rossi said in a statement the report highlights shortcomings in internal controls and processes; some of which have already been addressed.
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Connecticut utility regulators are denying allegations they wrongly sued customers for unpaid bills at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Organizations want the state to provide an 8% increase in funding for fiscal year 2023. -
The push to end solitary confinement in Connecticut intensifies as advocates try to change state lawLast year, Governor Ned Lamont vetoed a bill that would have improved oversight of Connecticut's prison system. Now, advocates urge state lawmakers to again pass a law to monitor the treatment of inmates. -
Governor Ned Lamont announced Tuesday that the state will help fund a new business incubator focused on job growth in New London. -
The report shows fewer people have moved to Connecticut than have left the state for 31 consecutive years. -
Sentencing for ex-Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and his wife, Linda, has been delayed after federal prosecutors and their attorneys disagree with the recommended sentences for corruption. They were convicted in 2019. -
Three Connecticut colleges received invitations to the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
