State leaders say the proposed changes could shift costs and weaken protections.
Connecticut served 4,847 children and 46 pregnant women through 22 Head Start programs in 2024-25. State leaders urged withdrawal of a proposed federal rule.
CTtransit’s new statewide discount gives veterans and riders ages 5–18 half-price local and CTfastrak fares, with youth 31-day passes priced at $30.60.
More than 100 people rallied across the street from the Meriden courthouse Oct. 1, as a state law requiring judicial warrants for civil immigration arrests at schools, hospitals and houses of worship took effect.
Connecticut's stricter left-lane law took effect Oct. 1. Drivers who stay in the passing lane on multi-lane highways without passing can face an $88 fine.
Republicans from North Haven and East Haven want Gov. Ned Lamont to call lawmakers back to suspend the 25-cent gas tax and 49.9-cent diesel tax through Dec. 31. Lamont asks how the state would pay for roads and bridges.
A federal judge in Bridgeport blocked Connecticut's ban on importing and selling convertible pistols made on or after Oct. 1, hours before it took effect. The state is expected to appeal.
A North Branford-led Rotary effort helped establish eight satellite libraries in Kenyan village schools, with more than 4,500 children expected to benefit.
New Haven drivers and others statewide face new rules Oct. 1, including a six-month license suspension for a third qualifying school-bus violation and higher exhaust and travel-ban fines.
High tide flooded East Haven intersections Saturday, Sept. 26. Public Works Superintendent Charlie Coyle warned drivers that salt water could damage vehicles and urged them to stay off the roads.
Connecticut expects to help 10,000 more households with heating bills this winter as oil, electric and natural-gas costs rise.
East Haven is mourning Cooper Villano, 5, who was struck and killed near Foxon and Bennett roads Sept. 17. The driver stayed at the scene.
East Haven’s Town Council adopted a $116,980,960 budget for fiscal 2026-27 on April 23, not the $117.7 million first reported; the 35.78-mill rate is about 7% above the prior year’s 33.44 mills.