Attorney General William Tong says the federal settlement 'does not adequately remedy the harms to the marketplace for live music and to concertgoers'
Connecticut AG William Tong will continue the state's antitrust case against Live Nation after the DOJ settled March 9. CT is one of 26 states and DC rejecting the federal terms as insufficient.
Christopher Root, 29, of Old Saybrook died at MacDougall-Walker Correctional in Suffield early March 12 after his cellmate alerted staff. DOC and State Police are investigating.
A 2.3 magnitude earthquake near Sleepy Hollow, NY shook Greenwich, Stamford, and New Haven on March 10, 2026. Over 1,000 USGS reports confirmed weak shaking. No damage or injuries.
Connecticut lawmakers are considering a statewide bell-to-bell cellphone ban in public schools; New Haven's $18.9M deficit raises questions about implementation costs.
Connecticut added kratom and six other substances to its Schedule 1 drug list, becoming the seventh state to ban the plant-based opioid sold at gas stations and smoke shops statewide.
Crime fell sharply along Connecticut's I-91 corridor in 2025. Bridgeport violent crime dropped 37.4%, New Haven overall crime fell 24%. But New Haven recorded 16 homicides — up from 15.
Bethel police officer Jessenia Beamonte, 32, faces hindering prosecution charges after allegedly delaying reporting her brother's involvement in a fatal Route 8 crash that killed a 14-year-old girl.
Everard Walker, 53, was fatally shot by a Hartford police officer on Feb. 19 during a mental health wellness check at 990 Capitol Avenue. The Inspector General released a preliminary report and bodycam footage on Feb. 23.
Nearly 2,000 residents of Rocky Hill's Concierge Apartments were forced from their homes after burst pipes, flooding, and lost heat rendered the complex uninhabitable. An AG investigation, asbestos discovery, and labor violations have compounded a crisis rooted in years of corporate mismanagement.