The Latest Breaking News from Connecticut

Los proveedores de cuidado infantil de EEUU aún luchan por sobrevivir

El sector de las guarderías de Estados Unidos ha sido aplastado por la pandemia del COVID-19.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022

Gun-Maker Remington Settles with Sandy Hook Families Over Alleged Liability for Misuse of Weapon They Made

A settlement means no official legal precedent is set, but holding gun sellers responsible for crimes of gun users could harm Americans' ability to enjoy their Second Amendment rights.

Reason · Feb 15, 2022

Mother-of-three admits secretly filming minors in her seaside mansion

Hadley Palmer pleaded guilty to making video and photos at her home in the wealthy enclave of Belle Haven, Connecticut

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022

Connecticut chief state’s attorney resigns amid probe into alleged patronage hiring

HARTFORD, Conn. — Embattled Chief State’s Attorney Richard J. Colangelo Jr. agreed to resign on Wednesday, amid mounting pressure over an alleged patronage hiring.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022

Cummins To Acquire Jacobs Vehicle Systems Business From Altra Industrial For $325M

Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) has agreed to acquire Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a subsidiary of Altra Industrial Motion Corp (NASDAQ:AIMC), for $325 million. Founded in 1961, Jacobs Vehicle Systems has roughly 600 employees and more than 60 years of experience in engine retarding and valve actuation systems for the commercial vehicle industry. It generated ~$193 million in…

Benzinga · Feb 9, 2022

Special election to be held for Connecticut House District 5 on March 1

The special general election for the District 5 seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives is on March 1. Maryam Khan (D), Charles Jackson (R, Independent Party), Dean Jones (independent), and Lawrence Jaggon (independent) are competing in the special election. The deadline for parties to nominate candidates passed on Jan.…

Ballotpedia · Feb 7, 2022

Connecticut prosecutors close the books on a strange case of murder in a cult

State prosecutors have closed the books on the strange, 17-year-old murder of the self-described chief apostle to Brother Julius Schacknow, a Connecticut cult leader who turned his claim to divinity into a multimillion-dollar business and real estate empire in the 1970s and ‘80s.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022

Survey seeks to raise awareness of Connecticut turtles endangered by illegal trade, cars, habitat loss

HARTFORD, Conn. — How much do Connecticut residents know about the state’s native turtles and the many dangers they face, including illegal trade? That’s what a state-sponsored survey seeks to find out.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022

Federal court invalidates Connecticut disclosure law

Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Wednesdays through June 2022. 

Ballotpedia · Feb 2, 2022

Connecticut’s launch of expanded gambling yields billions for gamblers, millions for state and casinos, but deeper debt for some

HARTFORD, Conn. — Bettors dropped more than $2 billion late last year as Connecticut launched its long-awaited legalized sports betting and online gambling, generating tens of millions of dollars for the state, the two tribal-owned casinos and Connecticut Lottery Corp.

Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2022