8+ hour, 58+ min ago   (853+ words) The Citizens’ Assembly hoping to reform Connecticut’s property tax system teased big ideas and a robust political debate this fall and winter but will keep the details under wraps for a few more weeks. The four assembly members who met…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (368+ words) Hartford Courant As the “9/11” anniversary approaches, and while I was fortunate not to have any close friends or relatives killed, that date is still a reminder of the losses so many of us suffered. We were attacked because we are…...

10+ hour, 53+ min ago   (501+ words) An independent report of an investigation requested by Gov. Ned Lamont’s office was the subject of a Tuesday Freedom of Information Act hearing. The investigation was prompted by a complaint by a state employee of alleged conduct by a former…...

8+ hour, 22+ min ago   (610+ words) After nearly 100 people were reportedly taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in raids on Connecticut cities this week, a Catholic bishop has offered consolation and prayers for those who have been separated from loved ones, are fearful or are…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1286+ words) Steelpointe Harbor, the waterfront development at the southern tip of Bridgeport’s East Side, has been touted for decades as a centerpiece of the city’s revival. Concepts proposed for the site over the years — including former plans for a luxury movie…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (686+ words) One could truly say that when it comes to spoiling Americans, the Democrats and the Republicans both rush to outdo the other as in a dysfunctional family. They are like bad parents who are competing for a child’s love. The…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1312+ words) Ryan Fazio, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, hasn’t minced words when it comes to Gov. Ned Lamont’s handling of state budget caps imposed as part of a bipartisan deal in 2017, the year before he was elected to his first term. “The…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (246+ words) The killing of Erin Piacenti in Times Square should be a wake-up call. A young woman lost her life, another man was wounded, the reportedly mentally ill attacker was killed by police, and another family was devastated. Waiting until a…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (198+ words) The outcome of the off-year elections in November is on the radar of candidates, pundits, the media, and of course voters. But amidst all the political speculation and inside the beltway talk, the events of day-to-day life are too easy…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (201+ words) Hartford Courant One of the great guilty pleasures of life is the opportunity to say, “I told you so.” But the devastating impacts of the drought crisis on our agriculture seem on track to deny us even that fleeting satisfaction;…...