Jessica Bravo // CTMIRROR.org

New London struggles to keep up with the demand for city services as opioid addictions and overdoses continue. As a result, officials said, the $167,158.60 the city will receive from opioid settlement over the next decade will not go as far as needed.

McGee’s race was one of eight primaries for General Assembly nominations.

Despite calls from the state’s attorney general and health care advocates to hold a more formal hearing on a proposal to substantially increase rates on 2023 health plans, Connecticut’s insurance department will proceed with its usual informational hearing, albeit in a new location.

Three new express Metro-North trains are added to the New Haven line and seven new weekday trains have been added to the Waterbury line.

Gov. Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo on Wednesday touted the launch of the state’s new unemployment benefits and tax system, ReEmployCT.

Gov. Ned Lamont announced Tuesday that he has signed a public health emergency declaration that will allow the state to continue to receive supplemental support from the federal government.

The Senate gave final passage Wednesday night to a bill making it easier for people with criminal records to obtain professional licenses in their chosen careers.

The American Civil Liberties Union and other advocates on Wednesday rallied in support of legislation aimed at reforming key parts of the criminal justice process.

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin on Monday announced the city has received a $3.7 million federal grant for the renovation of the former Swift Factory.

There were at least six proposed bills in the beginning of the session that would relieve the financial burden of student debt. One of them, HB 5130, would reimburse student loan debt for nonprofit employees within the health care or human services fields up to $5,000 a year. To be eligible, a person would either need to work in the field or pursue their college degree at an in-state school within a year of the pandemic ending.The bill is currently before the Appropriations Committee.