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CTNewsJu**ie was launched in 2005 with a goal of filling the coverage void at the State Capitol in Connecticut, where traditional news organizations have largely vacated their desks in the newsroom because of declining revenue and marketshare. Our goal was not to be an opinion-based blog - not that there is anything wrong with blogs. Rather, we set out to produce professionally gathered and resear

ched news that you can’t find anywhere else, with an eye toward accuracy, objectivity, and fairness. We are a small organization with just a few reporters. We also offer an op-ed section with columnists covering as much of the political spectrum as possible, and we occasionally accept op-ed submissions if they are cogent, well written, and well researched. Feel free to share this page with your Connecticut-resident friends. It's not a place where we want people to engage in hate speech or enraged rants. This will be a respectful community. We don't tolerate name calling at all, regardless of your political leanings. Be civil or be gone. OUR COMMENTING POLICY:

As of Jan. 15, 2016, we started using Facebook for reader commenting. We will continue to monitor comments as they are posted on our site and keep an eye out for problematic comments that violate our policy outlined here. Commenters must follow Facebook Terms of Service and use their real names. Comments from fake accounts or accounts using pseudonyms will be deleted when we see them.

-Commenters are welcome to express opinions in a civil manner. Don't type your comments in ALL CAPS.

-Be nice. Avoid personal attacks or name calling of any kind.

-Comments that include threats of violence against anyone, or inciting violence in any form, will be removed and forwarded to law enforcement.

-Comments should be directly related to the topic of the story. If you must criticize, your comments should be cogent to the topic of the story and should add something new to the discussion. If it's obvious that you're simply engaging in a pattern of mean-spirited, partisan attacks from one story to the next, we will stop approving your comments and ban you from the site. If we suspect that you are a paid commenter attempting to further a political agenda, your comments will be deleted and you will be banned.

-We will not publish allegations of criminal, unethical, or other extreme personal wrongdoing based on facts that haven’t been published in articles.

-Keep it clean. Avoid profane, obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist, or sexually-oriented language or your comments will be deleted (or they simply will not post based on pre-determined filters). Discriminatory comments of any kind, or comments that hint in such a direction, will be deleted.

-Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.

-Do not attempt to hijack a comment thread to link with ads for your personal business, invective aimed at a person or a group against whom you have a personal vendetta, or long rants about unrelated issues or crusade. We will delete them.

-Do not copy the contents of someone else's work and attempt to publish it here - that is plagiarism. Write your own sentence summing up the other author's point and link back to their original work.

-Be proactive. If you see a comment that is offensive, let us know and include a link to the comment in question.

-At the end of the day, we hope to promote a lively, productive community of reader commenters. Constructive criticism is welcome. But we also are not here to be your punching bag and we are not required in any way to publish your comment(s) on our website or to allow them here on our page or within our Facebook group. We are not required in any way to publish your comment(s) on our website or anywhere on our social media platforms. It takes considerable time to read and approve your comments, and that takes us away from the job of covering the news. If you are spending a lot of time commenting here or simply reading the site on a regular basis, consider supporting our work. And good grammar, punctuation, and a *sense of humor* go a long way toward proving your point or at least making a convincing argument:

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Saturday’s protest took on additional meaning, as it coincided with the 35th anniversary of the American with Disabiliti...
07/26/2025

Saturday’s protest took on additional meaning, as it coincided with the 35th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) being signed into law by President George H.W. Bush on June 26, 1990.

Saturday’s protest took on additional meaning, as it coincided with the 35th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) being signed into law by President George H.W. Bush on June 26, 1990.

A series of protests took place across the country on Saturday, with about a dozen in Connecticut, including West Hartfo...
07/26/2025

A series of protests took place across the country on Saturday, with about a dozen in Connecticut, including West Hartford and Middletown.

A series of protests took place across the country on Saturday, with about a dozen in Connecticut, including West Hartford and Middletown.

MISSOULA, Mont. — As congressional Republicans finalized Medicaid work requirements in President Donald Trump’s budget b...
07/25/2025

MISSOULA, Mont. — As congressional Republicans finalized Medicaid work requirements in President Donald Trump’s budget bill, one man who relies on that government-subsidized health coverage was trying to coax his old car to start after an eight-hour shift making sandwiches.

MISSOULA, Mont. — As congressional Republicans finalized Medicaid work requirements in President Donald Trump’s budget bill, one man who relies on that government-subsidized health coverage was trying to coax his old car to start after an eight-hour shift making sandwiches.

07/25/2025

Gov. Ned Lamont has scheduled a State Bond Commission vote for Aug. 1 on the release of $155 million in state bond funding to offset certain public benefits charges on electric bills, he announced in a news release Friday.

Gov. Ned Lamont has scheduled a State Bond Commission vote for Aug. 1 on the release of $155 million in state bond fundi...
07/25/2025

Gov. Ned Lamont has scheduled a State Bond Commission vote for Aug. 1 on the release of $155 million in state bond funding to offset certain public benefits charges on electric bills, he announced in a news release Friday.

Gov. Ned Lamont has scheduled a State Bond Commission vote for Aug. 1 on the release of $155 million in state bond funding to offset certain public benefits charges on electric bills, he announced in a news release Friday.

This weekend’s protests, billed as “Families First,” are meant to bring people together to collectively demand an end to...
07/25/2025

This weekend’s protests, billed as “Families First,” are meant to bring people together to collectively demand an end to policies that harm children, seniors and families, organizers said.

This weekend’s protests, billed as “Families First,” are meant to bring people together to collectively demand an end to policies that harm children, seniors and families, organizers said.

Advocates from the Partnership for Strong Communities said this week that a minimum wage earner making $16.25 an hour wo...
07/25/2025

Advocates from the Partnership for Strong Communities said this week that a minimum wage earner making $16.25 an hour would have to work 70 hours a week to afford a 1-bedroom apartment at a fair market rent price of $1,491.

Advocates from the Partnership for Strong Communities said this week that a minimum wage earner making $16.25 an hour would have to work 70 hours a week to afford a 1-bedroom apartment at a fair market rent price of $1,491.

Editorial cartoons by Dave Whamond & Guy Parsons
07/25/2025

Editorial cartoons by Dave Whamond & Guy Parsons

Editorial cartoons by Dave Whamond & Guy Parsons

Younger adults are generally less confident about the future of Social Security: just 25% of people ages 18-49 are confi...
07/24/2025

Younger adults are generally less confident about the future of Social Security: just 25% of people ages 18-49 are confident in the program’s future, compared to 48% of those 50 and older.

Younger adults are generally less confident: just 25% of people ages 18-49 are confident in the program’s future, compared to 48% of those 50 and older.

HARTFORD, CT — The campus of one of Connecticut’s most prestigious colleges may seem like an odd location to announce a ...
07/24/2025

HARTFORD, CT — The campus of one of Connecticut’s most prestigious colleges may seem like an odd location to announce a preschool program, but according to the state and local officials who gathered Thursday at Trinity College, the connection is eminently logical.

HARTFORD, CT — The campus of one of Connecticut’s most prestigious colleges may seem like an odd location to announce a preschool program, but according to the state and local officials who gathered Thursday at Trinity College, the connection is eminently logical.

Despite the nation as a whole experiencing a 363% increase in reported measles cases in 2025, Connecticut has not had a ...
07/24/2025

Despite the nation as a whole experiencing a 363% increase in reported measles cases in 2025, Connecticut has not had a single confirmed case since 2021, according to state public health officials.

Despite the nation as a whole experiencing a 363% increase in reported measles cases in 2025, Connecticut has not had a single confirmed case since 2021, according to state public health officials.

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We launched in 2005 to fill the void of politics and public policy news coverage at Connecticut’s Capitol, where traditional news organizations had largely vacated their desks because of declining revenue and marketshare. Our goal was not to be an opinion-based blog - not that there is anything wrong with blogs. Rather, we set out to produce professionally gathered and researched news that you can’t find anywhere else, with an eye toward accuracy, objectivity, and fairness. We are a small organization with just a few reporters. We also offer an op-ed section with columnists covering as much of the political spectrum as possible, and we occasionally accept op-ed submissions if they are cogent, well written, and well researched. Feel free to share this page with your Connecticut-resident friends. It's not a place where we want people to engage in hate speech or enraged rants. This will be a respectful community. We don't tolerate name calling at all, regardless of your political leanings. Be civil or be gone. OUR COMMENTING POLICY: As of Jan. 15, 2016, we started using Facebook for reader commenting. We will continue to monitor comments as they are posted on our site and keep an eye out for problematic comments that violate our policy outlined here. Commenters must follow Facebook Terms of Service and use their real names. Comments from fake accounts or accounts using pseudonyms will be deleted when we see them. • Commenters are welcome to express opinions in a civil manner. Don't type your comments in ALL CAPS. • Be nice. Avoid personal attacks or name calling of any kind. • Comments that include threats of violence against anyone, or inciting violence in any form, will be removed and forwarded to law enforcement. • Comments should be directly related to the topic of the story. If you must criticize, your comments should be cogent to the topic of the story and should add something new to the discussion. If it's obvious that you're simply engaging in a pattern of mean-spirited, partisan attacks from one story to the next, we will stop approving your comments and ban you from the site. If we suspect that you are a paid commenter attempting to further a political agenda, your comments will be deleted and you will be banned. • We will not publish allegations of criminal, unethical, or other extreme personal wrongdoing based on facts that haven’t been published in articles. • Keep it clean. Avoid profane, obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist, or sexually-oriented language or your comments will be deleted (or they simply will not post based on pre-determined filters). Discriminatory comments of any kind, or comments that hint in such a direction, will be deleted. • Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. • Do not attempt to hijack a comment thread to link with ads for your personal business, invective aimed at a person or a group against whom you have a personal vendetta, or long rants about unrelated issues or crusade. We will delete them. • Do not copy the contents of someone else's work and attempt to publish it here - that is plagiarism. Write your own sentence summing up the other author's point and link back to their original work. • Be proactive. If you see a comment that is offensive, let us know and include a link to the comment in question. • At the end of the day, we hope to promote a lively, productive community of reader commenters. Constructive criticism is welcome. But we also are not here to be your punching bag and we are not required in any way to publish your comment(s) on our website or to allow them here on our page or within our Facebook group. We are not required in any way to publish your comment(s) on our website or anywhere on our social media platforms. It takes considerable time to read and approve your comments, and that takes us away from the job of covering the news. If you are spending a lot of time commenting here or simply reading the site on a regular basis, consider supporting our work. And good grammar, punctuation, and a *sense of humor* go a long way toward proving your point or at least making a convincing argument: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc&feature=youtu.be