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February 8, 2023

Connecticut student jailed after fight, accused of bringing gun and high-capacity magazine to school

A student was jailed after a gun and magazine were found in his classroom's closet. The gun was discovered after the student was involved in a fight.

February 8, 2023

Connecticut Dems seek to block teachers' sexuality discussions with kids from FOIA: 'State-sponsored grooming'

Connecticut State Democrats proposed a bill that would block teachers' discussions with students on gender identity and sexuality from FOIA requests.

February 7, 2023

Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader helps launch new newspaper

Ralph Nader, the Green Party's presidential nominee in 2000, has begun mailing out copies of the Winsted Citizen, a print newspaper he bankrolled in his native Connecticut.

February 6, 2023

Connecticut Gov. Lamont proposes state's 1st tax cut in nearly 30 years

Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday that his budget plan will contain the state's first personal income tax reduction since 1996.

February 5, 2023

Connecticut armed robbers shoot store owner who pulls out legal firearms and kills suspect: cops

The owner of a Connecticut clothing store used two legally owned firearms to fatally shoot a suspected armed robber who opened fire on the owner and hit him in the back, police say.

February 2, 2023

Advisory panel rules Connecticut needs to further regulate state-used AI

A Civil Rights Commission advisory panel ruled Thursday that Connecticut needs to employ certain safeguards on artificial intelligence technology used by the state.

February 1, 2023

Connecticut Hispanic lawmakers push to remove Latinx' from government documents: reports

Five Hispanic Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut proposed a bill that would eliminate the term "Latinx" from all official government documentation.

February 1, 2023

Connecticut may exonerate people accused of witchcraft

More than 375 years since the first person was executed in the American colonies for witchcraft, lawmakers may exonerate those accused in the Connecticut witch trials.

January 31, 2023

Connecticut man gets 120 years for 1987 double homicide of father, son

Willie McFarland, 55, of New Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced to 120 years in prison for the 1987 murders of Fred Harris and son Greg.

January 31, 2023

Connecticut man who jumped to death from rooftop bar had been arrested days earlier, report reveals

Dale Cheney, who fell dozens of stories from a rooftop bar to his death last week, had been arrested just days earlier on domestic violence charges, records show.