Civics

Have you ever signed an online petition, written to the mayor about a pothole or testified at a public hearing? If the answer is yes, you have exercised your First Amendment right to petition.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Keith Phaneuf to discuss his article, “CT says its tax system is unfair, but changes would mean tradeoffs,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

The Constitution tasks each state with redrawing its election district maps with information from the Census. It's top of mind right now — but it’s far from new.

Retiring Connecticut Senate President Martin Looney (D-New Haven) was praised at a special session that was convened by his colleagues on Wednesday, and attended by past and present state politicians.

President Donald Trump was in Connecticut on Wednesday for the Coast Guard Academy commencement. He spoke for around 50 minutes to 266 graduates in New London.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Mark Pazniokas to catch up on the latest from the Democratic and Republican primaries as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Governor Ned Lamont (D) and State Senator Ryan Fazio (R-Greenwich) are set to square off as their party’s top candidates this November in the race for Connecticut governor.

Connecticut Democrats and Republicans will meet separately this weekend to endorse candidates for various state and federal offices.

Connecticut is spending $35 million to backstop some of the recent federal funding cuts to academic research programs at UConn and UConn Health.

President Donald Trump (R) wants Congress to spend $1 billion in taxpayer funds on security for the East Wing of the White House, where the ballroom is being built.