1+ week, 4+ day ago   (551+ words) Justin Elicker came to New Haven in 2007 to pursue masters degrees at Yale. He was already a runner and had done a half marathon. He decided he wanted to run the Faxon Law New Haven 20K. “It seemed like a fun…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1132+ words) An outside auditor has delivered another withering critique of a legislative grant program, revealing that millions of dollars earmarked for distressed north Hartford was delivered without an understanding of what it was to be spent on, that record keeping was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1006+ words) After a bitter campaign that went all the way to the Connecticut Supreme Court, state Rep. John Santanella won an overwhelming victory Tuesday night in a special primary over longtime attorney Tom Tyler in Enfield. A proven vote-getter in his…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1237+ words) State Rep. Jill Barry is fighting for her political life. The four-term Glastonbury lawmaker was ousted by her Democratic town committee after accumulating a record as one of the most conservative Democrats in the state House of Representatives. Now, she…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1247+ words) It’s one of the biggest issues facing Connecticut next year. But while the contract guaranteeing pensions and other benefits to thousands of present and retired state employees expires June 30, the question of its renewal has sparked few statements so far…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1109+ words) Earlier this year, Gov. Ned Lamont signed an executive order creating the Connecticut Career Pathway Commission, a new advisory board tasked with helping students and workers in the state find jobs in an economy that is being shaped by artificial…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (758+ words) In many election cycles, voters and candidates pay relatively little attention to the Independent Party of Connecticut. But every four years, the party suddenly takes on an outsized role by having a separate ballot line in the governor’s race and…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (492+ words) Gov. Ned Lamont’s pragmatic and disciplined approach to governing came for a state that at the beginning of his first term was at the tail end of what I like to call the “Lost Decade.” From 2010-2020 Connecticut had one of…...