NNPA NEWSWIRE — … history provides a framework for understanding what happened in Minnesota this January, when Black journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were arrested after covering a protest inside a church opposing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the area. The message was unmistakable: documenting dissent can itself be treated as a crime. By Fred Redmond, Secretary...

by Mona Mahadevan Erik Clemons: “All the things that we are doing — there is an acute need to address those things” in Dixwell. A new daycare, mental health clinic, and...

by Karla Ciaglo NEW BRITAIN, CT — Stanley Black & Decker is closing its New Britain manufacturing plant, eliminating approximately 300 jobs in the city where the company has been...

by Donald Eng CTNewsJunkie As the state House of Representatives prepared to take action on a pair of emergency certification bills that passed the Senate Wednesday evening, Speaker Matt Ritter,...

by Karla Ciaglo ROCKY HILL — Gov. Ned Lamont joined veterans and state officials Tuesday to mark Black History Month with a ceremony honoring the Tuskegee Airmen, the 6888th Central...

by Abiba Biao Rodney “Rock” Williams paid a visit to his alma mater — with the goal of inspiring the next generation of Hillhouse High School students “to be bosses,”...

by Donald Eng HARTFORD, CT — As the state Senate prepared to vote on a number of bills Wednesday, the Republican caucus decried the emergency certification designation applied to a...

by Staff Report CTNewsJunkie The American flag flies at half-mast at the State Capitol in Hartford, CT on Sept. 11, 2025. Credit: Donald Eng / CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — Connecticut and...

by Staff Report CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — Attorney General William Tong has joined 15 states in a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration’s overhaul of the nation’s childhood immunization schedule....

by Viktoria Sundqvist The Committee on Children on Tuesday voted to advance a bill meant to improve safety at municipal-run youth camps in Connecticut. Senate Bill 157, An Act Concerning Municipal...

by Viktoria Sundqvist The Committee on Children on Tuesday voted to advance a bill meant to improve safety at municipal-run youth camps in Connecticut. Senate Bill 157, An Act Concerning Municipal...

by Thomas Breen Up to 20 inches of “really wet and heavy” snow fell on New Haven between Sunday and Monday — leading to three ambulances and several plows getting...

by Dereen Shirnekhi The former University Row Homes on Henry Street. Credit: Thomas Breen file photo The housing authority is moving toward its goal of redeveloping seven apartments at the historic...