CT Town Halts Use Of Speed Cameras In School Zones Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo this week said the town has received a number of complaints about the cameras, which were approved by the state Department of Transportation in July 2025. 

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Audit: CT DMV Spent More Than $100K On Paid Leave Past 15-Day Limit Overpayment to staff on leave, hundreds of employees enrolled in the wrong compensatory leave plan and a failure to distribute and test a disaster recovery plan were highlighted in a recent audit of the CT Department of Motor Vehicles released this week. 

Audit: CT DMV Spent More Than $100K On Paid Leave Past 15-Day Limit #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

Cardona To Chair New Career Pathways Commission Created By Lamont Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday signed an executive order directing the establishment of the Connecticut Career Pathways Commission, which will be led by former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. 

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CT Begins Enforcement Campaign Targeting Distracted Driving “We see it here in Hartford,” Mayor Arunan Arulumpalam said. “You read about gun violence all the time, but here in Hartford more people are killed in traffic incidents than gun violence. So we take it very seriously.”

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Gas Prices Hit $4 In CT; Expert Says No Relief In Sight Just a month ago, gas prices in CT averaged around $2.90 per gallon, and this week gas prices jumped five cents overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. The increase has tightened budgets for consumers across the state, officials said.

Gas Prices Hit $4 In CT; Expert Says No Relief In Sight #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

Opinion | Social Media Is Sending Us Back To Our Ancient Roots Columnist Barth Keck says that today, social media, while still based on the written word, is taking us back to ancient Greece, as it shares significant traits with Homer’s tales. Weisenthal calls it digital orality.

Opinion | Social Media Is Sending Us Back To Our Ancient Roots #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

Scott-Smith Named Host Of Morning Edition At WSHU WSHU Public Radio in Fairfield announced Tuesday that award-winning journalist Brian Scott-Smith has been named the new local host of Morning Edition, its flagship daily morning news program.

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CT Senate Republicans Roll Out $1.5B Tax Cut Plan Dems Call Empty Promise The proposal, which the caucus said would amount to a total of about $1.5 billion, or more than 5% of the total annual appropriations, would cut licensing fees for professions, reduce the CT Paid Family Leave payroll tax by 20%, cut all public benefits charges from utility bills, slash income tax rates by up to 40% depending on income and introduce a 100% income tax credit on car taxes paid to towns.

CT Senate Republicans Roll Out $1.5B Tax Cut Plan Dems Call Empty Promise #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

Lamont Staffer Announces Run For State Senate Seat Rob Blanchard, who lost to Tony Hwang in 2024, announced his campaign two days after Hwang stated his intention not to run again.

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Appropriations Committee Ups Lamont Budget Proposal By $147M Democrats on the committee proposed the $25.6 billion package Tuesday morning. The increases focused on additional funding for human services, education, transportation and other public services.

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Statement from Congresswoman Ros DeLauro (@delauro.house.gov) re: Bondi firing #CTPolitics #NutmegSky

Statement from Senator Richard Blumenthal #CTPolitics #NutmegSky

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I will be supporting @joshforct.bsky.social in the #DemocraticPrimary for #Governor! So should you! It is #TimeforChange in #Connecticut! #GOTV #CTPolitics #Election2026 🗳

Opinion | Strengthening Connecticut’s Cannabis Market Must Not Come At The Expense Of Equity Social Equity Council CEO Brandon L. McGee Jr. says the debate about how to modernize Connecticut's cannabis market is both necessary and healthy. But any effort to strengthen the market must account for the equity and economic goals it was built upon.

Opinion | Strengthening Connecticut’s Cannabis Market Must Not Come At The Expense Of Equity #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

Veteran Lawmaker Tony Hwang Will Not Seek Reelection “After many meaningful years of public service, I have decided that the time has come to step away from state elected office and begin the next chapter of my life,” Hwang, 61, said in a statement.

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CT Joins New England States In Statement Backing Advanced Nuclear Technology Electricity consumption in New England is expected to increase more than 40% over the next 20 years, according to ISO New England. Demand for electricity in the winter is expected to grow fastest. ISO New England’s latest forecast shows that winter peak demand is projected to double by 2045.

CT Joins New England States In Statement Backing Advanced Nuclear Technology #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

Lawsuit Claims CT State Trooper Acted On ‘Personal Vendetta’ The lawsuit claims the off-duty traffic stop was retaliatory and not part of any “lawful policing objective.”

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Poll: Increasing Number Of Americans Use AI, But They Don’t Trust It According to the latest Quinnipiac University poll, just over half of Americans have used AI to research a topic they are curious about, up 14 points from April 2025 (37%).

Poll: Increasing Number Of Americans Use AI, But They Don’t Trust It #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

Opinion | Wherefore, Cesar Chavez? Guest columnist Christine Palm says the progressive activist in her is shocked. But the woman in her isn’t. She says the woman in her knows that despite his greatness, Cesar Chavez is just the latest in a long line of powerful men displaying a shocking weakness.

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She Owed Her Insurer A Nickel, So It Canceled Her Coverage Teacher's aide Lorena Alvarado Hill discovered, to her surprise, that her insurance had been canceled for “non-payment of premiums” when she owed just 5 cents.

She Owed Her Insurer A Nickel, So It Canceled Her Coverage #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

Legislative Republicans Pitch Increased Property Tax Credits Homeowners could be in line for a but of income tax relief under a plan legislative Republicans unveiled Monday morning at a media briefing in Hartford. Under the plan, homeowners earning up to $130,000 annually, or joint filers earning up to $200,000 in adjusted gross income would see their Connecticut state property tax credit roughly […]

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Former State Sen.’s Fraud Conviction Splits State Leaders A federal grand jury in New Haven last week found Dennis A. Bradley, Jr., 43, guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud. Each offense carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years, according to federal authorities.

Former State Sen.’s Fraud Conviction Splits State Leaders #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

Mark Nielson Joins Day Pitney Day Pitney LLP announced Monday that Mark Nielsen has joined the firm as Of Counsel in its Corporate and Business Law Department.

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Proposal Would Direct CT Meals Tax Money To Municipalities, Cut Energy Costs The meals surcharge — imposed on top of Connecticut's base 6.35% sales tax — currently flows entirely to the state. Under the bill, the Department of Revenue Services would track collections by municipality and distribute the local share quarterly.

Proposal Would Direct CT Meals Tax Money To Municipalities, Cut Energy Costs #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

‘You’re done. You’re done’ — Teens Tell CT Senator Of Treatment by DHS Agents Fernando Hernández García, an 18-year-old U.S. citizen from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, said he has been living on his own and separated from his family since his younger sister, Sara, who is also a U.S. citizen, was removed to Mexico after being detained while on her way to Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston to seek treatment for a medical condition.

‘You’re done. You’re done’ — Teens Tell CT Senator Of Treatment by DHS Agents #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

Trump Team Claims Successes Against ACA Fraud While Pushing For More Controls A sweeping set of regulations issued in February includes Trump administration proposals to curb what Obamacare critics contend are fraud incentives.

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Opinion | The Truth About Electronic Shelf Tags Wayne Pesce of the CT Food Association wants to set the record straight about a concerning gap between perception and reality on Electronic Shelf Labels in grocery stores.

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Third No Kings Rally Draws Thousands To Hartford HARTFORD, CT — Thousands of people braved unseasonably cold weather Saturday morning to deliver a message to President Donald Trump about their opposition to everything from his immigration policies to the ongoing war with Iran.

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