Kay Perkins

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal announced Friday that he is co-sponsoring a bill that would tax the largest oil companies on their post-pandemic profits and return that money to consumers in the form of quarterly checks mailed directly to taxpayers.

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill, HB 5329, that would impose several new restrictions on cannabis sale and distribution.

Gov. Ned Lamont voiced his support for expanding early in-person voting and no-excuse absentee voting -- at least through the 2022 midterm elections -- in a panel discussion on voting rights Friday. He spoke in favor of Senate Bill 184, which would legally extend the emergency policy implemented in 2020 that allowed any registered voter to request an absentee ballot due to risk of COVID-19.

The families of two Black women who died in December addressed Bridgeport’s Board of Police Commissioners Tuesday night. Members from both families, including the Smith-Fields family’s attorney, called for acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia to step down and for Mayor Joe Ganim to request that the U.S. Department of Justice “take over” their case.

Millions of dollars in state aid for nonprofits to improve their security has been earmarked, but people like Michael Bloom are just waiting for the money to be released.

Health care experts disagree on what the future of the pandemic looks like, but there is a consensus that COVID-19 will not go away for good.

After a gunman held four hostages at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, Jewish organizations in Connecticut are grappling with their own security concerns.

The New Britain Museum of American Art opened its doors in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday.

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona celebrated that 98 percent of schools across the country were open in-person.

Health care leaders in Connecticut reported a severe staffing shortage in the state’s long-term care facilities at a meeting of the Nursing Home Financial Advisory Committee.