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courant. com > 04/15/2026 > house-gop-budget-offers-big-relief-but-works-around-spending-cap

House GOP budget offers big relief but works around spending cap

6+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1189+ words) The Republican minority in the state House of Representatives proposed a $27. 9 billion budget Tuesday that would deliver $420 million in yearly tax and fee relief while boosting aid to local schools by more than $335 million and trying to counter rising insurance…...

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courant. com > 04/14/2026 > ct-man-facing-charges-in-connection-with-reports-of-masked-knife-wielding-person-chasing-juveniles

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1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (16+ words) CT man facing charges in connection with reports of masked, knife-wielding person chasing juveniles'Hartford Courant...

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courant. com > 04/15/2026 > ct-man-charged-for-allegedly-misappropriating-over-39k-purported-to-benefit-local-sports-programs

CT man charged for allegedly misappropriating over $39 K purported to benefit local sports programs

3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (149+ words) A man faces a larceny charge for allegedly misappropriating money generated from a Facebook "cash wheel" that was supposed to raise funds for a high school hockey team and other sports programs in West Haven. Salvatore Carfora, 55, of West Haven…...

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courant. com > 04/15/2026 > ct-man-drowns-after-getting-caught-in-rip-current-at-florida-beach

CT man drowns after getting caught in rip current at Florida beach

4+ hour ago  (171+ words) A Connecticut man was among two people who died after officials suspect they may have become caught in a rip current at a beach in Florida on Tuesday. Emergency crews responded to Cocoa Beach in the area of 4th Street South…...

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courant. com > 04/15/2026 > ct-man-accused-of-secretly-recording-people-with-spyware-cameras-in-home

CT man accused of secretly recording people with "spyware cameras" in home

6+ hour, 25+ min ago  (186+ words) A Plymouth man has been accused of planting hidden cameras in the bathroom and bedroom of his home and secretly recording multiple people. Samuel E. Rodriguez, 53, was arrested Monday and charged with five counts of voyeurism, according to Officer Dean Cyr…...

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courant. com > 04/15/2026 > restaurant-in-old-ct-restored-mill-doesnt-need-foot-traffic-news-of-stellar-food-travels-fast

Restaurant in old CT restored mill doesn't need foot traffic. News of "stellar' food travels fast.

10+ hour, 58+ min ago  (168+ words) Hartford Courant What happens when two fine dining executive chefs with decades of experience open a breakfast and lunch spot with mainly carry out service? In the case of chef business partners Tom Kaldry and Joe Keane, it's about starting…...

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courant. com > 04/15/2026 > republican-candidate-for-ct-governor-sues-ny

Republican candidate for CT governor sues NY

8+ hour, 28+ min ago  (710+ words) The race for governor of Connecticut took a southerly detour Tuesday to Foley Square in Manhattan, where a lawsuit filed on behalf of Republican candidate Betsy Mc Caughey accuses New York Gov. Kathy Hochul of driving up electric rates by…...

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courant. com > 04/15/2026 > who-owns-nursing-homes-in-ct-lawmakers-want-to-know

Who owns nursing homes in CT? Why it's being asked and why it matters.

10+ hour, 48+ min ago  (914+ words) With studies showing a higher mortality rate in nursing homes owned by private equity firms, Connecticut lawmakers are calling for more transparency and accountability from private equity firms investing in nursing homes in the state. The Government Accountability Office has…...

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courant. com > 04/15/2026 > rural-ct-motel-and-suburban-hotel-are-latest-targets-for-conversion-to-apartments

Rural CT motel and suburban hotel are new targets for conversion to apartments or "adaptive reuse

10+ hour, 59+ min ago  (599+ words) A company that's been converting mid-tier Connecticut hotels into apartments is now eying a new project. It's the Marriott Residence Inn in Windsor, while a different company is proposing to renovate the smaller Granby Motel into housing. Both plans are…...

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courant. com > 04/15/2026 > readers-speak-a-way-to-help-protect-homeschool-kids-and-rights

Readers speak: A way to help protect homeschool kids and rights

6+ hour, 36+ min ago  (157+ words) The most cost-effective and lease-controversial means to protect homeschool kids is a mandatory once/semester virtual visit with a school nurse. This visit would reveal student general health, both physical and mental, including last visits with a doctor and dentist....