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Black Lives Matter · New HavenFive Connecticut police officers were charged Monday with cruelly neglecting a Black man after he was partially paralyzed in the back of a police van, despite his repeated and desperate pleas for help. See the Story
5 Connecticut Officers Charged After Black Man Paralyzed in Police Van
53% Center coverage: 47 sources
Climate ChangeNations agree to set up a fund to provide payouts to developing countries that suffer "loss and damage" from climate-driven storms, floods, droughts and wildfires. Brazil declares "Brazil is back" in the global climate fight, and vows to host COP30 in 2025 in the Amazon region. China's President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden meet in Indonesia for the G20.See the Story
Key takeaways from the COP27 climate summit
50% Center coverage: 6 sources
Connecticut · ConnecticutConnecticut legislators have voted to extend the state's gas tax holiday through the end of the year. Free bus rides have also been extended through April. The House of Representatives has voted in favor of these initiatives with a 134-7 vote. The bill will now head to the Senate.See the Story
CT Legislators Vote to Extend Gas Tax Holiday
34% Center coverage: 3 sources
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Flu Season · ConnecticutThe first flu death of the season was reported Monday, a man in his 50s from New London. Connecticut has not had a flu season this early over the last four years. The state is also bracing for an increase in respiratory syncytial virus cases this winter.See the Story
Flu season in Connecticut coming earlier, hitting harder this year
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Marijuana · HartfordConnecticut marijuana businesses are on track to launch retail sales within the next few months. The supply chain is close to reaching the 250,000 square feet of licensed growing and manufacturing space. Seven medical retailers have been approved for hybrid licenses and could be ready to sell products as soon as production reaches the threshold.See the Story
M These CT pot dispensaries can sell recreational weed soon
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
New England · New EnglandThe 35-foot tree has over 400 buoys painted by local artists and children. Thousands of zip ties connect 420 lobster traps in the shape of a Christmas tree. The BBC named it one of the world's most amazing Christmas trees. A couple have even asked to exchange their vows inside the structure this season.See the Story
Stonington Lobster Trap Tree honors New England fishing culture
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Hartford, Connecticut · HartfordConnecticut State Colleges and Universities system has settled lawsuits and other employee complaints for a total of about $2.5 million. Most of these complaints and lawsuits were based on claims of systematic discrimination based on gender, age, and race. The system office quietly dropped an entire top-level administrative layer of it proposed reorganization structure. The proposed elimination of department chairs is a very bad idea.See the Story
CT community colleges need intervention, oversight
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Hartford, Connecticut · HartfordIf ever there were a time to question how companies make a profit, this is it. Eversource Energy and United Illuminating — public utilities charged with keeping people warm, safe, and, literally, not in the dark — want to raise rates so dramatically even those who can absorb the additional $80 per month are appalled.Our capitalist system presumes — and most of us readily accept this premise — that a company exists to make money for its sharehold…See the Story
Amid Eversource, UI rate hikes, CT officials must step in
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Connecticut · ConnecticutRepublican George Logan conceded a hard fought and close battle for Connecticut's 5th Congressional District to U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes Thursday morning. Logan said he still had concerns about the counting and reporting of the election results, which is lawyers had been scrutinizing for more than a day. The concession came a few hours after Hayes claimed victory following a statement from the secretary of the state concerning delayed results from the town of Salisbury.See the Story
Republican George Logan concedes 5th District race to Rep. Jahana Hayes
83% Center coverage: 6 sources
Moser wins reelection in District 22
67% Left coverage: 3 sources
US & Canada · LouisvilleKentucky voters rejected a ballot measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion, handing a victory to abortion-rights supporters who have seen access to the procedure eroded by Republican lawmakers in the deeply red state.See the Story
Kentucky voters reject constitutional amendment on abortion
52% Center coverage: 93 sources
