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Connecticut has 60 pledged delgates and 14 superdelegates. President Joe Biden's decision to not seek reelection has cast the spotlight on these arcane party actors.
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The planthopping pest is a known threat to crops, especially grapes. But in Connecticut so far, the damage appears to be minimal, state officials said.
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Thousands of Connecticut residents receiving federal food benefits have seen their funds stolen after thefts skyrocketed in the last year, but state officials are cautiously optimistic a new campaign to raise public awareness is helping to curb the problem.
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Researchers at the University of Connecticut are studying a phenomenon called “Grey Divorce,” examining how divorce after the age of 50 disproportionally increases food insecurity risk for women.
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"Gender and racial politics" got Vice President Kamala Harris her job, Connecticut GOP Chair Ben Proto said. State Democrats called the remarks "DEI dog-whistles."
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The Connecticut Institute of Water Resources is working with homeowners in rural parts of the state to combat the low percentages of residents who are testing their well water.
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For decades, most Black and Indigenous maritime histories were missing at Mystic Seaport, the country’s largest maritime museum. “Entwined” aims to change that – by presenting those histories through Native American and Black perspectives.
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Connecticut officials are sharing their concerns about more potential threats to abortion and reproductive health care in Connecticut and across America.
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In Connecticut, early childhood educators make an average salary of less than $30,000 annually, making it hard to afford basic needs, like rent. A nonprofit preschool in New Haven is offering its teachers free housing to ease their financial burdens.
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Sandy Hook Promise was born from a school mass shooting and an act of violence that shook the nation. The Connecticut nonprofit has been able to push for bipartisan legislation — and members say they have more work to do.
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As the Republican convention gets underway in Wisconsin, Connecticut officials are saying Americans should dial back heated political rhetoric. That comes after former President Donald Trump was targeted in an attempted assassination over the weekend.
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New England hydrangeas benefited from a warm winter followed by a wet spring.