Governor Ned Lamont

The new ballot machines in November’s general election will be the first time in nearly 20 years that new election equipment will be deployed in Connecticut.

Yale New Haven Health received approval from Connecticut officials to buy three struggling hospitals. Waterbury, Rockville General and Manchester Memorial are owned by Prospect Medical Holdings.

Connecticut’s Bond Commission has approved an additional $150 million to upgrade heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in public schools across the state.

Connecticut Republicans failed to win congressional and statewide seats in the midterm elections because of strong voter approval for Democratic Governor Ned Lamont, according to state GOP Chair Ben Proto.

Kosta Diamantis, a former Connecticut state budget official who was fired from one position and resigned from another last year, is arguing that he lost his job because of an unbearable work environment in the Lamont administration.

The City of New Haven received a $25 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to protect the city’s train station and surrounding neighborhoods from flooding during severe weather.

Lamont said the new law will also help make abortions available in Connecticut to women in states like Texas, Florida and Oklahoma, where measures are expected to limit or prohibit birth control options.

Lamont touts $600 million in tax cuts while Republicans say it wasn't enough.

Lamont said the companies are expanding because the business climate has changed in the state.

The April tax free week, which includes athletic wear, is aimed at increasing traffic at Connecticut malls and retailers, Lamont said. This should help them weather the tough economic times created by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.