A forum invites Connecticut residents to voice their concerns over an 8% rate increase from United Illuminating. The Shinnecock Nation looks for ways to curb debts after multiple shut-off notices. Connecticut Republicans oppose a bill that would create more transit-oriented communities. And the military has made a string of new deals with small Pacific nations as relations with China worsen.
Another rate hike?
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