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Connecticut treasurer Wooden says he won't seek reelection

The former president of the Hartford City Council said he wants to spend more time with his family. He first took office in January 2018.

A pedestrian walks past an encampment of tents after crossing Hoyt Street in Portland, Oregon on Jan. 24, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

'Housing, not handcuffs': Advocates seek solutions for homelessness beyond fines and arrests

The Supreme Court is hearing a case Monday that could have major implications for how cities and local jurisdictions deal with homelessness.

State Seeks to Cut Millions from Schools; Greenwich Hit Hardest

State officials announced plans to cut an additional $20 million from public schools to help balance the budget.

Yale Graduate Students Seek Right to Bargain Collectively as Teachers, Researchers

Emily Sessions had just started a new semester teaching art to Yale undergraduates, when she was told that her teaching load would be doubled, but her...

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Wednesday that he plans to spend $50 million this year on field operations to support candidates in favor of gun safety laws.

Bloomberg Seeks To Alter Gun Debate With $50 Million, And Moms

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is committing more of his considerable fortune to getting gun safety laws passed. The initiative will support a grass-roots effort that seeks to enlist women.

Trump Seeks To Revoke Security Clearances Of Some Ex-Officials

The former officials have criticized the president. The government does revoke clearances over security concerns, though a president doing so for political reasons would be unprecedented.

White House Will Seek Stay Of Judge's Ruling Against Immigration Action

The White House will ask a higher court to allow President Obama's executive actions to take effect, while the case is in court. A federal judge in Texas ruled Obama overstepped his authority.

A Pakistani recruit, 22, who was recently discharged from the U.S. Army, holds an American flag as he poses for a picture. The U.S. Army has stopped discharging immigrant recruits who enlisted seeking a path to citizenship, at least temporarily.

U.S. Army Stops Discharging Immigrant Recruits Seeking Citizenship

In recent weeks, dozens of military recruits had their enlistment contracts canceled. They had joined the military as part of a program to recruit foreign nationals with critically needed skills.

Rep. John B. Larson (right), appearing with Connecticut State Rep. Matt Blumenthal, co-chair of the Government Administration and Elections Committee, announces a joint federal-state effort to protect elections from illegal ICE intimidation February 20th 2026. “It's an abomination,” said Larson, “To think that the President and his minions, including Mr. Bannon, would go around and try to intimidate voters all across this country. Since when do we need the military at our town halls, at our libraries and at our elementary schools? People have the right to vote. What they're trying to do is intimidate people from coming to vote by having armed personnel at our polling places.”

Larson, CT officials seek to prevent 'ICE intimidation' at polling places

Legislation is being introduced in Congress and in the Connecticut General Assembly.

While Donald Trump won the Catholic vote in 2016, his chances of winning the group again might be complicated by the growing number of Latino Catholic voters and Joe Biden being Catholic himself.

Trump Seeks Catholic Voters, But Some Catholics Push Back

President Trump aims to rally U.S. Catholics to support his reelection. The effort is dividing Catholics along partisan lines and within congregations.

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