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Connecticut Sun’s Olivia Nelson-Ododa knows basketball won’t last forever. She’s trying to build something that will.

Connecticut Sun’s Olivia Nelson-Ododa knows basketball won’t last forever. She’s trying to build something that will.

Even from across the world, it was a significant moment for Nelson-Ododa, who debuted her clothing and lifestyle brand, Kayelise, in September when she wore one of her designs in the tunnel before a WNBA game. “Seeing it happen, even from a...

Smith Brothers Has Acquired Charter Oak Agency in Connecticut

Smith Brothers Has Acquired Charter Oak Agency in Connecticut

Glastonbury, Connecticut-based Smith Brothers Insurance LLC announced that it acquired Charter Oak Agency effective July 1, 2025. Charter Oak Agency, an independent insurance agency with offices in Westport and Derby, Connecticut, will retain...

Malaysia to ease ‘crypto’ listing; Connecticut thwarts reserve

Malaysia to ease ‘crypto’ listing; Connecticut thwarts reserve

Homepage > News > Business > Malaysia to ease ‘crypto’ listing; Connecticut thwarts reserve Malaysia has proposed amendments to its regulatory framework for digital asset exchanges that would ease the listing process for exchanges but tighten the...

Blue-state leaders weigh new laws to deal with financial fallout from Trump's big bill

Blue-state leaders weigh new laws to deal with financial fallout from Trump's big bill

State lawmakers are scrambling to deal with the expected financial fallout from President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” with many in blue states demanding special legislative sessions they say are necessary to shore up funding for...

Connecticut man who defrauded pandemic relief programs out of $750,000 is sentenced

Connecticut man who defrauded pandemic relief programs out of $750,000 is sentenced

Omar Rajeh, 57, of Hamden, was sentenced in Bridgeport to one year and three months in prison for defrauding multiple COVID-19 pandemic relief programs. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Connecticut man was sentenced in Bridgeport federal court on Thursday...

Connecticut could receive $8.4 million in settlements from 8 opioid drug makers

Connecticut could receive $8.4 million in settlements from 8 opioid drug makers

The eight producers of opioids will cough up a collective $720 million that will be distributed between states across the country. HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut could receive up to $8.4 million after eight drug makers who produced opioid pills...

Wall Street braces for Q2 earnings hit from Trump’s trade war

Wall Street braces for Q2 earnings hit from Trump’s trade war

US companies are getting ready to open their books on the second quarter, with investors looking for signs of an impact from President Donald Trump’s trade war launched on April 2. While earnings growth is expected to decelerate from the first...

An Overview of Legislation Affecting Employers Passed by the 2025 Session
of the Connecticut General Assembly (Part Two)

An Overview of Legislation Affecting Employers Passed by the 2025 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly (Part Two)

On June 30, 2025, we covered some of the labor and employment related bills passed by the General Assembly during its 2025 Regular Session, including changes to the paid sick leave law and to the state’s municipal employees retirement system, in...

California et al. pen letter against proposed rule to market fair housing

California et al. pen letter against proposed rule to market fair housing

On July 3, the attorney general of California announced his intent to lead a coalition of 21 attorneys general in sending a letter to HUD opposing a proposed rule that would roll back decades-old fair housing regulations which were created to...

Connecticut Enacts Law Regulating Earned Wage Access Services

Connecticut Enacts Law Regulating Earned Wage Access Services

Connecticut has enacted a law (the amendment) amending the state’s existing small loan act (the act). In this alert, we focus on the amendment’s application of the act to “earned but unpaid wage or salary income advances” (the amendment’s term for...

Hartford is the hottest housing market in U.S., study says

Hartford is the hottest housing market in U.S., study says

Hartford topped the list as the hottest housing market in the United States. That’s according to the team at ConsumerAffairs, who looked at a lot of data from 200 metro areas. They compared things like how long a home sits on the market and if it...

Revealed: Vince McMahon's first major post-WWE business move as former wrestling boss files trademark for new venture

Revealed: Vince McMahon's first major post-WWE business move as former wrestling boss files trademark for new venture

McMahon quit his role with WWE in January 2024 when he was named in lawsuit Former WWE employee Janel Grant alleges sexual harassment and trafficking McMahon has now, though, reportedly entered a new venture with trademark By LEWIS BROWNING...

Connecticut AG Fines TicketNetwork $85K Over Faulty Privacy Disclosures

Connecticut AG Fines TicketNetwork $85K Over Faulty Privacy Disclosures

The online marketplace TicketNetwork has agreed to pay $85,000 to settle charges that it violated Connecticut's privacy law by failing to adequately inform state residents of their rights, including the right to opt out of targeted advertising....

Trump threatens India-Russia energy trade

Trump threatens India-Russia energy trade

Key supplier: In FY25, Russia accounted for around 35 per cent of the total crude oil procured by India. | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic US President Donald Trump has endorsed a Bill that proposes a 500 per cent tariff on countries importing oil from...

Business Briefs: July 11, 2025

Business Briefs: July 11, 2025

Four law students in clerk roles at DA’s office NORTHAMPTON — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office is hosting four law students this summer who are working as law clerks. Law students assist prosecutors with research and writing...

The Masters of Deep, Dark Financial Games: Arthur Andersen and Nathan Anderson

By Rajiv Shah In the glittering world of stock markets, where fortunes are made and lost in seconds, two men with nearly identical surnames — Arthur Andersen and Nathan Anderson — have left deep, controversial footprints. Though they lived in...

DraftKings to refund $3 million to Connecticut bettors: state

DraftKings to refund $3 million to Connecticut bettors: state

The state has a settlement agreement with DraftKings and said the company has agreed to return more than $3 million to 7,000 Connecticut consumers, according to the Department of Consumer Protection. This is connected to an investigation into...

Agawam Company Penalized For Stormwater Violations Into CT River

Agawam Company Penalized For Stormwater Violations Into CT River

The State Department of Environmental Protection is fining a company in Agawam for allegedly violating the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and Clean Water Act. MassDEP says sand and stone supplier J-D-T Rosati failed to implement storm water...

Companies have plans for extreme weather and workplace violence. Now, some are planning for ICE raids, too.

Companies have plans for extreme weather and workplace violence. Now, some are planning for ICE raids, too.

After federal immigration agents raided a Miami construction site in May, lawyer Alex Barthet got a call from a developer client seeking advice on what he should do if they showed up at his nearby property. Barthet said he recommended closing off...

Are half of Connecticut households living paycheck to paycheck?

Are half of Connecticut households living paycheck to paycheck?

Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Many Connecticut residents are financially struggling, but it’s not half. While no recent study has used a “paycheck-to-paycheck” framing, 39% of...

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