Showing posts with label #Connecticut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Connecticut. Show all posts
Sunday, October 24, 2021

Facebook is being deceitful, Sen. Blumenthal says

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Sunday tore into Facebook, calling the company’s stated attitudes on regulation a sham. Speaking on “Reliable S...
Sunday, August 22, 2021

Tropical Storm Henri barrels into southern New England with damaging winds, flooding

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Tropical Storm Henri, with maximum sustained winds down only slightly from hurricane intensity, is walloping southern New England with dam...
Saturday, August 21, 2021

Henri develops into hurricane as it barrels toward northeast

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Tropical storm Henri has developed into a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning, with the storm expected to make ...
Friday, August 20, 2021

Tropical Storm Henri will make landfall in the northeastern United States

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Enlarge / Henri satellite appearance as of 10:30 am ET (14:30 UTC) on Friday. (credit: NOAA) After several days of uncertainty and wild...
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

AR-15 rifle maker offers $33M settlement to Sandy Hook families

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Settlement is being offered in a lawsuit over how the rifle maker marketed the firearm to the public. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Connecticut Becomes 18th State to Legalize Marijuana for Adults

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“This legislation recognizes that the responsible use of marijuana by adults should not be a crime, and that those who carry the stigma of...
Thursday, June 17, 2021

Connecticut poised to legalize marijuana

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Connecticut is poised to become the 18th state to allow residents to use marijuana for recreational purposes after a measure cleared a cri...

Connecticut Poised to Become Next State to Legalize Marijuana for Adults

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“Marginalized communities have disproportionately suffered for decades because of the discriminatory enforcement of marijuana laws in Conn...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

New Connecticut parenting bill gives LGBTQ families a sigh of relief

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“We already know we are a family, and now with this bill passing, no one can tell us differently,” one lesbian mom said of the Connecticut...
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Judge ruling upholds Connecticut school mask mandate

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A judge has ruled to keep Connecticut’s school mask requirement in place after it was challenged by a lawsuit filed in August, … Source:...
Friday, May 21, 2021

Amazon closing Connecticut site after another noose found

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Amazon announced on Thursday that it was shutting down a construction site in Windsor, Conn., after a seventh noose was discovered.The mos...
Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Connecticut ends religious exemption for school vaccinations

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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed into law on Wednesday a bill that ends religious exemptions for school vaccinations.”Governor Ned L...
Monday, April 26, 2021

Judge tosses suit that sought to block transgender athletes

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HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls high school ...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Connecticut lifting all COVID business restrictions by May 19

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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) on Monday announced that he would be lifting all COVID-19 business restrictions on May 19.”Contingent upon...
Sunday, April 4, 2021

Five dorms at University of Connecticut under quarantine

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The move comes after state police broke up a nearby party attended by about 100 people. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fiv...
Thursday, March 4, 2021

Connecticut lifting coronavirus capacity limits on March 19

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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) … Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/541705-connecticut-lifting-all-covid-19-capacity-limi...
Friday, January 29, 2021

Connecticut governor mulls easing restrictions following coronavirus case drop

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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) says he’s mulling easing coronavirus restrictions following a drop in infections. Speaking at a … Source...
Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Biden’s Education secretary pick acknowledges ‘ongoing crisis’ in schools

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President-elect Joe Biden formally introduced Miguel Cardona as his secretary of Education nominee on Wednesday, placing the Connecticut ...
Saturday, December 5, 2020

Connecticut’s largest newspaper loses its newsroom

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The Hartford Courant, Connecticut’s largest newspaper, and the oldest continuously published paper in the country, will be closing its phy...
Friday, November 13, 2020

Two killed in explosion at Connecticut veterans hospital

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Two people were killed in an explosion at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut on Friday morning, The Associated Press… Source: ht...