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New Discovery Channel Show Shines Spotlight on Danbury Business Owner
I95 Rock - Connecticut
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July 8, 2025
New Reality Show in Danbury! I was scrolling through my feed last week when I happened upon a pleasant surprise. There’s some more good news in Danbury—a new reality show highlighting a local business. Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves took to social...
Connecticut congresswoman Jahana Hayes addresses Medicaid cuts and school mental health services
Naugatuck Times - Connecticut
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July 5, 2025
Jahana Hayes, a member of the U.S. Congress representing Connecticut's 5th district since 2019, recently shared her thoughts on social media regarding several issues. Her posts touch on topics ranging from political decisions to mental health...
Face the Facts: How could federal funding cuts impact Connecticut?
NBC Connecticut
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July 7, 2025
If and when cuts in federal funding hit Connecticut, who will be affected and how will state lawmakers react when it comes to things like Medicaid and SNAP benefits? Does our state end up making up the difference here? Department of Social...
PODCAST: How one small CT business is bracing for tariff impact
The Connecticut Mirror
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July 7, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. With tariff news swirling, one small business in Litchfield, Connecticut, is prepared to pivot to serve its community. WSHU’s Molly Ingram spoke with CT...
Will The Tariff “Taco Trade” End The Rally? 5 High-Yield Value Stocks Are Strong Buys Now
24/7 Wall St.
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July 7, 2025
Investing Fevziie / Shutterstock.com This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Value stocks are generally companies that trade at a price lower...
1 in 5 college students face food insecurity: 2 Connecticut students tell their story
Connecticut Public Radio
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July 7, 2025
Catherine Shen This is where we live. From Connecticut Public Radio. I'm Catherine Shen. It's hard to learn when you're hungry, when you don't know where you’re getting your next meal. In 2020, nearly 4 million college students were facing food...
Connecticut will boost rental assistance and study corporate landlords amid housing crunch
Connecticut Public Radio
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July 1, 2025
Despite Gov. Ned Lamont’s recent veto of a sweeping housing bill focusing largely on zoning reform, several other laws signed this year will help more people find affordable places to live. Advocates for housing affordability programs say one...
AT&T boosts speeds across Connecticut with two new cell sites
Fairfield County Business Journal - Connecticut
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July 7, 2025
In Connecticut, we invested nearly $500 million in our network infrastructure from 2020-2024 to connect more people to greater possibility. Photo courtesy of AT&T AT&T has improved the speed of its wireless cell network throughout Connecticut in...
Louisiana, Connecticut advance EWA bills
Payments Dive
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July 7, 2025
Louisiana has passed an earned wage access law backed by the industry while Connecticut’s governor must consider an option less popular with EWA providers. In Louisiana, a bill outlining what EWA providers can do and the rights of consumers that...
2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Finance and Insurance industry across Naugatuck Times publication area
Naugatuck Times - Connecticut
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July 7, 2025
Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/meet-the-dhs-digital-service-champions-may-2018-caee7dade2bJennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and...
Why did RI Energy's power outage map fail? Here's the company's explanation.
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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Rhode Island Energy's outage map malfunctioned during and after a July 3 thunderstorm, providing inaccurate information to customers. The issue stemmed from customer calls being routed to an archive instead of the active database, preventing...
How one small CT business is bracing for tariff impact
WSHU Public Radio - Connecticut
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With tariff news swirling, one small business in Litchfield, Connecticut, is prepared to pivot to serve its community. WSHU’s Molly Ingram spoke with CT Mirror’s Jan Ellen Spiegel to discuss her article, “For CT small business, Trump’s tariffs...
Boston reportedly unlikely to be a landing spot for WNBA’s Connecticut Sun
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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July 7, 2025
Sports News Last season's LA Sparks-Connecticut Sun game drew a sellout crowd at TD Garden. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff By Conor Roche July 7, 2025 | 11:27 AM 3 minutes to read Share Close Send this article to your social connections. Share...
Connecticut man arrested with meth, cocaine, fentanyl and Protonitazene sentenced
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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July 5, 2025
Kyle Petersen, 39, of Newington, was sentenced Thursday in Bridgeport to 11.5 years in prison for trafficking narcotics in violation of his supervised release. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — In Bridgeport federal court Thursday, a Newington convict who sold...
Connecticut firefighting crew heads west to battle Alaskan wildfires
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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July 4, 2025
After reports of multiple blazes on the Alaskan landscape, Connecticut delivered 18 firefighters to help wildfire suppression efforts in the largest U.S. state. ALASKA, USA — Multiple wildfires are spreading across parts of Interior Alaska. In...
Rural hospitals brace for financial hits under $1T Medicaid cut
Fulton Sun - Missouri
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July 6, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. -- Tyler Sherman, a nurse at a rural Nebraska hospital, is used to the area's aging farmers delaying care until they end up in his emergency room. Now, with Congress planning around $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years, he fears...
Connecticut steps up clean energy support with 2 new policies or incentives in 2024
Constitution State News - Connecticut
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July 4, 2025
Connecticut implemented at least two new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...
Connecticut's Common Cause director retires after leading major voting rights initiatives
Constitution State News - Connecticut
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July 3, 2025
Cheri Quickmire Executive Director of Common Cause Connecticut | Common Cause ConnecticutCheri Quickmire Executive Director of Common Cause Connecticut | Common Cause Connecticut National government watchdog, Common Cause, has announced the...
Business Beat: Washington Trust Named Rhode Island’s Best-in-State Bank by Forbes, 7th Year
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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July 4, 2025
Washington Trust Named Rhode Island’s Best-In-State Bank by Forbes for Seventh Year Washington Trust has been recognized as Rhode Island’s Best-In-State Bank for 2025 by Forbes, marking the seventh consecutive year the bank has appeared on the...
Iconic Pizzeria Plans New Location: Here’s Where: CT Business News
Patch
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July 6, 2025
There was plenty of business news across Connecticut. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of some of the most-read stories. Plans call for renovating a former Burger King space to a beloved pizzeria.>>>Read More. A "bold...