Connecticut officials said they will not let women and babies go hungry during the shutdown, so officials will use money from the 'rainy day' fund for the WIC program, hoping the state will be reimbursed once the shutdown ends.

On Sept. 10, Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Programs (GWEPs) across the country discovered that their funding had been restored by both the House and Senate, though the legislative language could still change or be voted down, or a continuing resolution could freeze current funding.

Columnist Tom Purcell says civility is making headlines again — that lack of it, that is.

Editorial cartoons by John Darkow

Comptroller Sean Scanlon called the 2025 fiscal year a continuation of Connecticut’s fiscal progress.

While road construction can cause temporary inconveniences for travelers, the goal for most of the projects is to reduce future congestion and improve safety on the roads, officials said.

Worldwide renewable energy capacity is projected to more than double in the next five years, adding the capacity equivalent of all existing power generation sources in China, Japan and the European Union combined, a report from the International Energy Agency concludes. 

Editorial cartoons by Dave Whamond & Jonathan Brown

Community organizations are receiving taxpayer funding with too little oversight and no accountability, legislative Republicans said in a Tuesday morning media briefing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

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A Stage 2 drought advisory is an awareness stage, identifying an emerging drought event that could potentially impact water supplies, agriculture, and natural ecosystems.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation said upgrades and installations of an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) will be performed in Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester, South Windsor, Vernon and Tolland starting Oct. 13.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has floated the idea of adding autism to the list of conditions covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, and he has also suggested broadening the definitions of encephalopathy and encephalitis so that autism cases could qualify. Either move, experts warn, would unleash a flood of claims, threatening the program’s financial stability and handing vaccine opponents a powerful new talking point.

Columnist Elwood Watson says it appears no one was more taken aback over Donald Trump's victory than former Vice President Kamala Harris, whose tight political circle had been enraptured with confidence on election night.

Editorial cartoons by John Cole & Bob Englehart

As the U.S. headed for a government shutdown, Republicans repeatedly accused Democrats of forcing the closure because they want to give health care access to immigrants in the US illegally. President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and Republican members of Congress have repeated this line. It’s wrong.

During the 2015–20 review period, Connecticut averaged 15.6 pregnancy-related deaths for every 100,000 live births, with more than half occurring after delivery.

There are many advantages of using drones on farms, said Connecticut Agriculture Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt.

The Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) issued the report last week along with affiliates CONNSTEP, a business management consultant for manufacturers, and ReadyCT, which provides workforce development for students.