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RENNIE: Hands Off Our Schools's fuzzy math in late finance filing. Report omits anti-Stewart mailings. Fazio aligned PAC has $133k to take on Greenwich Republican's opponents...

'Lawless and Immoral!' MURPHY Tussles With Fox News Anchor Over ICE Deportation Methods...

MURPHY Dead Last In Nate Silver's mock draft of the 2028 Democratic primary at the Comedy Cellar in New York...

JIM CALHOUN Reflects on UConn's Basketball Evolution...

UConn notes: Why the Huskies aren't motivated by 17-game winning streak, unbeaten start in Big East...

RENNIE: CSP must confront nightmare from within...

One for, one against: CT senators split on federal funding deal...

MURPHY: 'A pretext to rig the election': Democrats scramble to block ICE crackdowns near polling sites...

PAZ: How MARTY LOONEY shapes CT politics: Patience and persistence...

CHUCKLES XI Tells Manchester Mayor JAY MORAN 'Six more weeks of winter;' MORAN boasts he's only Mayor In CT 'fluent in groundhog,'...

Out with the old? Young Democrats are trying to convince voters to send a new generation to Congress...

READ: MIKE CERULLI's Capitol Report Tip Sheet; 'We Got Your Back?' Drink!...

MORNING CONSULT POLL: U.S GOVERNOR APPROVAL RATINGS: LAMONT: 63% Approve, 30% Disapprove; 4th Most Popular Governor in U.S....

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN: Bradley International builds on its 'ease to use' reputation...

HAAR: Outdoor car washes in Connecticut staying busy in decade's coldest stretch...

CHOINIERE: Two subs? Not quite. But so far funding remains firm...

CT cost of living is top of mind as legislative session starts Feb. 4...

'A city of hills': Parked cars are Waterbury's biggest obstacles to snow removal, officials say...

New state rep brings first Native American voice to the Connecticut legislature...

ISO-New England taking added precautions to keep power on in Connecticut...

CT officials approve UConn acquisition of Prospect-owned hospital...

Audit: Only 42% state audit recommendations implemented...

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CT eviction reform to anchor housing debate in 2026 session...

TRUMP administration says it will limit funds for speed cameras...

State contractor sees increased salaries and consulting fees, less revenue...

Overtime: As CT costs grow to $399 million, explanations vary...

New Ansonia mayor warns of mill rate increase as city faces steep debt...

Affordability, Trump and more: Here are the top priorities for CT lawmakers in 2026...

Could Connecticut really repeal the income tax? Here's what experts say...

CT seeks new contracts for nuclear power, renewables...

Connecticut lawmakers looking at reforms to DCF, homeschooling...

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BLUMENTHAL to host public forum on ICE brutality...

Former PURA Chair GILLETT appeals $2,500 FOI fine. Blames lawyer as 'directly responsible' in case...

FTC warns major law firms with Connecticut offices over DEI hiring practices...

Improving CT's child welfare system now a 'priority.' It comes after a death that rocked the state...

PURA discloses once-concealed records that shed light on fight with utilities...

POWELL: Why have Democrats failed to reduce Yale's big tax break?...

Former NY Gov. ELIOT SPITZER'S firm buys Stamford parcels for development: 'Going to be big'...

CAMERON: Snow, salt, and unplugged promises...

CT towns limiting road salt use, watching supply amid shortage...

Republicans push back after 3 longtime Trumbull police commission members not reappointed...

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