News in Hartford
CT GOP proposes 3-month holiday on state fuel taxes
CT Republicans called for suspension of retail taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel through Dec. 31, saving motorists a collective $54M a month.
Kosta Diamantis, still a fugitive, sentenced to 7 years in prison
Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis was sentenced in absentia Wednesday to 84 months in prison for extorting bribes from contractors.
States OK solar panels for balconies. Some safety guidelines haven’t caught up.
CT and other states have passed legislation allowing small, cheap, plug-in solar panels that can be hung from a balcony or porch.
Equipment failure at Oxford compressor station sounded like jet engine, residents say
On the night of July 12, the Oxford compressor station had 2 equipment failures, according to incident data collected by federal regulators.
CT’s reckless drive for more nuclear power
We don’t need more nuclear power. What we do need is to stop rushing toward the climate cliff.
Regional cooperation is delivering real results for southeastern Connecticut
Not every school district needs to build and maintain every operational function on its own. Sometimes, the better answer is to share.
Cutting regulations should be more than an empty slogan
It’s election season, and therefore time for certain candidates for state office to trot out the well-worn campaign promise to “cut regulations.”
Senate passes college sports bill amid opposition from CT senators
Blumenthal’s measure could make it easier for schools like UConn to join a power conference. But he and Murphy didn't back the overall bill.
REGISTER: ‘In The Room’ with Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Join us on October 7 for a live conversation between U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and CT Mirror Executive Editor Elizabeth Hamilton!
Trump used impossible foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say
Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the Court of International Trade in New York City this week.
Hartford Food Review
Brianna Arteaga ’29 Contributing Writer During my first year at Trinity, I accidentally became the hub of knowledge about Hartford–an array of “Where do I […]
The language America left behind at 250
The question I cannot put down is not what China is doing. It is what we stopped doing.