Corey challenges Murphy to wash windows for him

Republican Matthew Corey, a window-washer who is challenging Chris Murphy for his U.S. Senate seat hangs over the side of a Trumbull Street building in Hartford, Conn, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Republican Matthew Corey, a window-washer who is challenging Chris Murphy for his U.S. Senate seat hangs over the side of a Trumbull Street building in Hartford, Conn, Wednesday, June 27, 2018.

Gun making sees large drop off in Connecticut

Registration will allow you to post comments on newstimes.com and create a newstimes.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. FILE -- In this July 22, 2008 file photo, the blue dome of the former Colt firearms factory sits atop the Coltsville complex in Hartford, Conn.

Connecticut environmentalists hail Pruitt’s fall

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on April 26. President Trump tweeted Thursday, July 5, he accepted the resignation of Pruitt. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on April 26. President Trump tweeted Thursday, July 5, he accepted the resignation of Pruitt.

Malloy Offers Feds Assistance In Reuniting Families Affected By ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Policy At Border

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy speaks after signing a two-year $40.1 billion budget bill into law at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy speaks after signing a two-year $40.1 billion budget bill into law at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, May 4, 2011.

Advocates invited by Blumenthal, Murphy to Trump’s State of the Union

To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: In this Feb. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.

At Martin Luther King Jr. Day Event, Speakers Seek Inspiration From King’s Words, Urge Action

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin gave a scalding opening remark about our country's current political state during the 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast at the Connecticut Convention Center Monday morning. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin gave a scalding opening remark about our country's current political state during the 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast at the Connecticut Convention Center Monday morning.

Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods enlist senators in casino fight

Connecticut's two U.S. senators are urging the Department of Interior to clarify that a joint casino venture between the Mohegans and Mashantucket Pequot tribes planned north of Hartford complies with a gambling compact with the state. The agency hasn't ruled one way or another on the legality of the project, creating a degree of uncertainty for the tribal owners of Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods as they look to build a casino in East Windsor to compete with an MGM resort that is scheduled to open next year in Springfield, Mass.

Connecticut governor orders flags to half-staff for Vegas

Hartford - Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has ordered flags lowered to half-staff until Friday to honor the victims of the shooting in Las Vegas. Democratic Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal on Monday both criticized their colleagues in Congress for failing to act to prevent gun violence, while also expressing their sorrow.

College presidents ask Trump to protect – Dreamers’

Edwin Gutierrez, a past Norwalk Community College student who was undocumented during much of his time as a student, at the college Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Norwalk Conn. NCC President David Levinson he will take a stand against any ICE action on campuses and support a protocol put forward late last month by Mark Ojakian on behalf of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities which states how the campuses should deal with President Donald TrumpA's executive orders on illegal immigration.

Ken Dixon: Watching spring colors change in Hartford

Here's your General Assembly , paralyzed, unable to agree on anything but the least-controversial legislation at a time when the equal distribution of Republicans and Democrats might not exactly bode well for you stricken, seething taxpayers. The only good news that can be offered here is that we might have survived the insult stage of this session, as the caravans of lawmakers make their way into the foothills, toward the mountain known to us as the $1.7-billion budget deficit, way up ahead, like a rumor in the mists.