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Blumenthal confirms support for Schumer despite call for ‘new energy’

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks during a post-Election Day news briefing at the state Capitol in Hartford on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/POST-ELECTION-1104-SG-11-771x578.jpg" /> Questions swirled Monday about whether Sen. Richard Blumenthal would…

Report: CT’s budget safety net is growing as other states’ shrink

The Connecticut State Capitol on Jan. 7, 2025. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0107_SR_CapitolMugs_057-771x514.jpg" /> A Pew report says CT's reserves are more than 40% greater than the national median, even though CT has redirected funding to bolster programs.

Head of Suffield Academy resigns amid IRS investigation

SUFFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — The head of Suffield Academy resigned amid an ongoing Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigation, according to a letter sent out on Sunday. The private boarding and day school confirmed Sunday that former Head of School Charlie Cahn was being investigated by the IRS, but that the school was…

First-ever Future of Oncology Summit held in New Haven

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The Future of Oncology Summit is being held in New Haven Monday for the first time, co-hosted by the Yale Cancer Center and BioCT. The event brings together leading voices in oncology, pharma and biotechnology in Connecticut and across the nation. Programs are focused on shaping the next era…

Walter Camp Football Foundation awards dinner moving to Nashville

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — One of New Haven's signature events is moving to Nashville, event organizers announced Monday. The Walter Camp Football Foundation annual awards dinner, held in New Haven since 1968, will relocate to Tennessee for its 2027 event. The organization is known to bring in some of college…

CT makes fuel cells that power data centers. Here’s what to know

Bridgeport’s fuel cell power plant " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_dae-771x578.jpg" /> CT has yet to see much hyperscale data center development, but it is home to two leading manufacturers of fuel cells that power them.

CT officials say Madison woman tried to vote twice. She called it a test

Voting stickers inside the West Hartford Town Hall polling station for the midterm election on Nov. 3, 2026. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/CT-Public-I-voted-771x514.webp" /> The woman said she didn't intend to vote twice and was only testing the state system when she tried to…

CT Republicans need a reckoning, not excuses

Standing beside his fiancée Amy Orser, Connecticut Republican Gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio speaks to his supporters as he concedes to incumbent Gov. Ned Lamont at the Republican campaign’s watch party in Stamford on November 3, 2026. "…

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrives in New York City

A gunman described as having “ultranationalistic” beliefs killed three relatives in his home, as well as six-others whom he shot while driving through a public square in Krakow, Poland, officials said, in what the country’s defense minister characterized as a “terror attack” Saturday.