The ruling hands a temporary victory to developers involved in an offshore project intended to power more than 300,000 homes in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont have their own laws that limit or support the Trump administration’s efforts.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee started confirmation hearings on Tuesday for Christina Nolan and Michael Drescher, two veteran federal prosecutors who Gov. Phil Scott appointed to the state’s highest court.
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A winter wildlife cruise with Norwalk’s Maritime Aquarium gives folks a closer look at seals, the only marine mammal to make an annual visit to the Sound.
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Law enforcement are prepared to enforce longstanding laws on automobile safety — including broken windshields and bald tires — even as inspections are going away.
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Connecticut’s 211 emergency assistance hotline is being inundated with calls. The state recently allocated an additional $2.6 million to increase call response.
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People in cities across the country demonstrated against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics and the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
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Connecticut activists gathered to speak out against immigration policy, hold a vigil for the Minneapolis mother killed by an ICE agent, and celebrate the end of deportation flights by Avelo after months of protest.
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Town and state officials say they have no additional information about the federal government's draft plans to open an immigrant detainee processing site that could hold 500 to 1,500 people.
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The Trump administration’s move to freeze federal child care payments to some states has alarmed local child care providers and families. State officials say they have received no indication payments are at risk.
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