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Eddy Martinez/Connecticut PublicProtesters joined with clergy members Monday in a growing escalation against the airline, which has so far not signaled it will cease the flights. -
Maysoon Khan/Connecticut PublicBikers rode to Hartford City Hall to speak out against a measure that could result in new restrictions on bike lanes in exchange for more parking.
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“These people have not [legally] lost their right to vote, but because of logistical barriers, they have in fact lost their right to vote,” the state’s top elections official said. -
Manizha Naziry is one of several resettled Afghan refugees who is now learning to sew as part of a program run by several volunteers. -
Tunnel construction began in 2016. The project was initially expected to come online in 2023 at a cost of $279 million. Costs have grown to $335 million and the tunnel is not anticipated to be operational until fall 2026. -
A state report recommending greater protections for homeschooled children is facing pushback from advocates and state Republican leaders. -
The Active Tick Surveillance Program began in 2019 to better understand where ticks are, the dangers they pose to people and how invasive tick populations are spreading. -
A Trump administration order seeks to cut funding promised in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which U.S. Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut played a lead role in passing. -
The literary competition, now in its second year, is partly a creation of Freedom Reads, an organization which helps supply libraries inside correctional facilities across the country. -
The pro-worker marches come as Connecticut nursing home union members are set to strike in mid-May. -
Volunteers have always been part of IRIS’s model, but in the face of downsizing due to shifting federal policies, they’re more critical than ever. -
There are nearly 900 confirmed cases of the measles across the United States. The high count is "an anomaly" according to officials.
