connecticut.statenews.net latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for connecticut.statenews.net. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page connecticut.statenews.net http://www.connecticut.statenews.net en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:23:16 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:23:16 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[New laws to cater for growing migrant population in NYC]]> Both chambers of the New York state Legislature have included coverage for all legislation in their respective budgets.

The bills would update the state's Affordable Care Act Section 1332 waiver to make coverage available for all income-eligibl]]>
http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274179301/new-laws-to-cater-for-growing-migrant-population-in-nyc Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:53:10 GMT http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274179301/new-laws-to-cater-for-growing-migrant-population-in-nyc
<![CDATA[New England fishing industry under threat]]> Recreational fishermen in New England say commercial trawlers are threatening the survival of smaller businesses relying on a healthy stock of Atlantic herring.

The small forage fish is vital to both the marine food chain and the region's economy.

Rich Hittinger, first vice president of the Rhode Island Salt]]>
http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274178916/new-england-fishing-industry-under-threat Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:56:17 GMT http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274178916/new-england-fishing-industry-under-threat
<![CDATA[Books see 'exponential' surge in women's NCAA tourney action]]> http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274178393/books-see-exponential-surge-in-women-ncaa-tourney-action Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:55:18 GMT http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274178393/books-see-exponential-surge-in-women-ncaa-tourney-action <![CDATA[Officials- Body of missing Lebanon woman found in Connecticut river - WMUR Manchester]]> https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiXGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LndtdXIuY29tL2FydGljbGUvYm9keS1mb3VuZC1jdC1yaXZlci1zdXNwZWN0ZWQtbWlzc2luZy13b21hbi1sZWJhbm9uLW5oLzYwMjIzMTkx0gEA?oc=5 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:29:36 GMT https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiXGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LndtdXIuY29tL2FydGljbGUvYm9keS1mb3VuZC1jdC1yaXZlci1zdXNwZWN0ZWQtbWlzc2luZy13b21hbi1sZWJhbm9uLW5oLzYwMjIzMTkx0gEA?oc=5 <![CDATA[Danbury man, 49, gets prison time for sexually abusing teen, court records show]]> https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-ernesto-oliveira-sentenced-court-19065546.php Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:05:29 GMT https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-ernesto-oliveira-sentenced-court-19065546.php <![CDATA[Danburys highest-paid employee boasts an old school ethic- All I know is work]]> https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-top-paid-employee-antonio-iadarola-18975304.php Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:05:28 GMT https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-top-paid-employee-antonio-iadarola-18975304.php <![CDATA[New Fairfield ethics complaint alleging discrimination against first selectwoman is dismissed]]> https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/new-fairfield-ct-complaint-dismissed-landa-perkins-19017575.php Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:05:28 GMT https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/new-fairfield-ct-complaint-dismissed-landa-perkins-19017575.php <![CDATA[Danbury mom, among rising number of young colon cancer patients, urges early screenings]]> https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-mother-colon-cancer-prevention-18709879.php Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:05:28 GMT https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-mother-colon-cancer-prevention-18709879.php <![CDATA[Danbury schools shelter-in-place lifted after latest hoax bomb threats]]> https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-schools-bomb-threats-shelter-in-place-19015904.php Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:05:28 GMT https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-schools-bomb-threats-shelter-in-place-19015904.php <![CDATA[During COVID, this Danbury day care gave parents a rate break; now it needs its own break to expand]]> https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-cedar-gables-preschool-child-care-expand-19024169.php Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:05:28 GMT https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-cedar-gables-preschool-child-care-expand-19024169.php <![CDATA[Danbury-area towns host egg hunts and other egg-cellent activities for Easter]]> https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/easter-egg-hunts-2024-danbury-area-towns-18705025.php Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:05:27 GMT https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/easter-egg-hunts-2024-danbury-area-towns-18705025.php <![CDATA[Bullseye sign at Danbury Fair mall reveals Targets opening date next month]]> https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/target-danbury-fair-mall-opening-date-ct-19073464.php Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:05:26 GMT https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/target-danbury-fair-mall-opening-date-ct-19073464.php <![CDATA[Danbury centenarian recalls snippets of his storied past as World War II pilot, engineer and writer]]> https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/robert-reynolds-danbury-resident-100th-birthday-18764251.php Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:05:26 GMT https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/robert-reynolds-danbury-resident-100th-birthday-18764251.php <![CDATA[Person tried to sneak contraband into Danbury federal prison, officials say]]> https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-federal-prison-person-brought-contraband-19167098.php Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:05:25 GMT https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-federal-prison-person-brought-contraband-19167098.php <![CDATA[New CT bill could limit authority of local school boards to ban books]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/14/new-bill-could-curtail-authority-local-school-boards-ban-books/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:41 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/14/new-bill-could-curtail-authority-local-school-boards-ban-books/ <![CDATA[Qu son los desalojos sin culpa y por qu CT quiere eliminarlos?]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/14/ct-desalojos-sin-culpa-causa-justa/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:39 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/14/ct-desalojos-sin-culpa-causa-justa/ <![CDATA[Legacy admissions ban among CT bills to make it out of committee]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/14/ct-college-admission-reform-bills/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:34 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/14/ct-college-admission-reform-bills/ <![CDATA[CT bill seeks transparency on 'junk fees' added to tickets, hotels]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/14/ct-ticket-junk-fees-stubhub/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:31 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/14/ct-ticket-junk-fees-stubhub/ <![CDATA[Devant Joiner withdraws as CT Superior Court nominee]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/14/ct-superior-court-nominee-lamont-devant-joiner/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:29 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/14/ct-superior-court-nominee-lamont-devant-joiner/ <![CDATA[CT DCF to reform group homes following abuse, neglect reports]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/14/ct-dcf-star-group-homes-harwinton/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:28 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/14/ct-dcf-star-group-homes-harwinton/ <![CDATA[Secretary of the State files Bridgeport election complaint with SEEC]]> The CT Secretary of the State's office has referred possible vi]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/15/ct-bridgeport-election-seec-complaint/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:26 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/15/ct-bridgeport-election-seec-complaint/ <![CDATA[Opinion- Proceed with caution in adopting skills-based hiring]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/15/ct-skills-based-hiring-college-degree/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:26 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/15/ct-skills-based-hiring-college-degree/ <![CDATA[CTs big budget question- How much COVID relief money remains?]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/15/ct-budget-covid-arpa-funds/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:25 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/15/ct-budget-covid-arpa-funds/ <![CDATA[Most CT students are nonwhite. What about the teachers?]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/15/ct-students-teachers-diversity/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:25 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/15/ct-students-teachers-diversity/ <![CDATA[Opinion- License plate readers - additional eyes on CT's roads]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/17/license-plate-readers-additional-eyes-on-cts-roads/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:21 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/17/license-plate-readers-additional-eyes-on-cts-roads/ <![CDATA[CT bill known as Work Live Ride advances in committee]]> An amended v]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/15/ct-public-transit-work-live-ride/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:19 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/15/ct-public-transit-work-live-ride/ <![CDATA[CT State Trooper Brian North found not guilty in manslaughter trial]]> ]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/15/ct-trooper-brian-north-not-guilty-trial-mubarak-soulemane/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:19 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/15/ct-trooper-brian-north-not-guilty-trial-mubarak-soulemane/ <![CDATA[CT legislators ask- How are nursing homes using Medicaid funds?]]> Connecticut lawmake]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/17/ct-medicaid-nursing-home-spending/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:17 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/17/ct-medicaid-nursing-home-spending/ <![CDATA[Opinion- CT could have fixed pension tax exemption 'cliff' already]]> https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/18/ct-retirement-pension-income-tax-exemption/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:17 GMT https://ctmirror.org/2024/03/18/ct-retirement-pension-income-tax-exemption/ <![CDATA[Biden Jokes About His Opponent's Age and His Own at DC Roast]]> washington - The big news this week, U.S. President Joe Biden said at a weekend Washington roast, was that two candidates had clinched their party's nomination for president. But one was too old, too mentally unfit for the job, he said.

'The other's me,' Bidden quipped.

The digs against Republican Donald Trump kept coming from the president at the annual Gridiron Club and Foundation Dinner, as Biden deflect]]> http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274174756/biden-jokes-about-his-opponent-age-and-his-own-at-dc-roast Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:05:07 GMT http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274174756/biden-jokes-about-his-opponent-age-and-his-own-at-dc-roast <![CDATA[NCAA Tournament past champions]]> http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274174754/ncaa-tournament-past-champions Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:55:12 GMT http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274174754/ncaa-tournament-past-champions <![CDATA[It's March Madness, More People Can Legally Bet on Basketball Games]]> People in North Carolina may have a little more riding on this year's NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, as they will be able to legally bet on the games through their smartphone apps and computers for the first time.

For the sixth straight year, the number of states allowing legal sports betting has expanded since the last rendition of March Madness. A total of 38 states and the District of Columbia ]]> http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274174172/it-march-madness-more-people-can-legally-bet-on-basketball-games Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:35:14 GMT http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274174172/it-march-madness-more-people-can-legally-bet-on-basketball-games <![CDATA[Armaments purchase hit by Biden's 1% defense budget increase]]> WASHINGTON, D.C.: This week, President Joe Biden's overall U.S. defense and national security budget request was released, totaling just one percent higher than in 2023.

This level will cause a slowdown in spending on a wide range of programs and delay efforts to rebuild weapons stocks depleted by the Ukraine and Israel conflicts.

The $895 billion national security budget request is the outcome of a two-yea]]> http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274170527/armaments-purchase-hit-by-biden-1-defense-budget-increase Sat, 16 Mar 2024 16:00:51 GMT http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274170527/armaments-purchase-hit-by-biden-1-defense-budget-increase <![CDATA[Trump ordered CIA operation against China report]]> The social media influencing campaign was intended to foster ?paranoia? among top leaders in Beijing, Reuters reported

Former US President Donald Trump authorized a secret CIA influence campaign aimed at smearing the Chinese government and turning public opinion against its leaders, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing ex-officials with knowledge of the operation.

According to the report, t]]> http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274169572/trump-ordered-cia-operation-against-china-report Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:13:09 GMT http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274169572/trump-ordered-cia-operation-against-china-report <![CDATA[U.S. records about 20,000 deaths from flu this season: CDC]]> LOS ANGELES, March 15 (Xinhua) -- There have been at least 29 million flu illnesses, 320,000 hospitalizations, and 20,000 deaths from flu so far this season in the United States, according to the latest data released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated nationally with increases in some parts of the country.

Thirteen influenza-as]]> http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274167920/us-records-about-20000-deaths-from-flu-this-season-cdc Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:58:07 GMT http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274167920/us-records-about-20000-deaths-from-flu-this-season-cdc <![CDATA[Connecticut trooper acquitted in shooting death of Black college student following chase]]> (AP) - A white Connecticut state police trooper was acquitted of all charges Friday in the death of Mubarak Soulemane, a 19-year-old community college student with mental illness who was shot as he sat behind the wheel of a stolen car holding a kitchen knife.

Trooper Brian North, 33, could have f]]> http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274169606/connecticut-trooper-acquitted-in-shooting-death-of-black-college-student-following-chase Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:45:57 GMT http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274169606/connecticut-trooper-acquitted-in-shooting-death-of-black-college-student-following-chase <![CDATA[Triple Take: Interior offensive line]]> The "Triple Take" continues its look at the 2024 NFL Draft with a breakdown of the interior offensive linemen. The Steelers Radio Network trio of Matt Williamson, Dale Lolley and Mike Prisuta give their takes on the top prospects at the position.

The opinions of these Steelers Radio Network personalities do not reflect the views of the Steelers organization.

Stay up-to-date with Steelers draft news by downl]]> http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274164429/triple-take-interior-offensive-line Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:30:09 GMT http://www.connecticut.statenews.net/news/274164429/triple-take-interior-offensive-line