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CONNECTICUT

#ASKGOVLAMONT: MAYBE NEXT TIME HE’LL BE ASKED YOUR QUESTIONS

After 50 years, a five-star nursing home closes — with a warning

COVID-19 pandemic leaves Connecticut hospitals in financial crisis | The Real Story

Investigation underway after unknown person paints state capitol doors

 “The state’s shifting of funding away from long term care facilities into home health health care options is a process Flaxman and others say will lead to more nursing homes closing…”

De facto institutions: In Connecticut 95.5% of prison inmates have mental illness history, report finds

Stone Academy students asked to take ‘refresher course’

A GOP Budget on Horizon

Waiting for Eternity: Burials on Hold at Two Connecticut Cemeteries

Rennie: When CT’s state government is riven by fear of retribution and vengeance

No pot for Windsor Locks

Hush Money: One special education mom’s fight against the Brookfield Board of Ed.

GOOD NEWS ; DEEP rescues 6 pound bear cub from tree in Litchfield

HELLO, ANYONE THERE: ARE YOU ON THIS CT DEEP?

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MORE QUESTIONS FOR DCF: 2 Women Recall Encounter With Derby Boys Before Fatal Crash

FLASHBACK: Milford police, DCF had prior contact with family of Derby kids killed in fiery crash

16 types of ticks now live in Connecticut carrying more diseases than ever. Here’s what you need to know

Tennessee Titans trade up to take Kentucky’s Will Levis in Round 2 of 2023 NFL Draft

Connecticut’s Will Levis was expecting to be an NFL first-round pick, when he wasn’t it produced some awkward moments

Meteorologist Leaves TV News In Order To Take Over Family Business

Connecticut’s Pending Affordable Housing Bills Mistakenly Prioritizes Affordable Rental Housing Over Affordable Owner Occupied Housing

LEE ELCI: VERMONT SCHOOL STOPS USING WORDS “BOYS” OR “GIRLS”

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MAHONY: CT residents had loved ones die. The state Supreme Court is weighing whether immunity from malpractice claims applies.

PIRO LAUGHS: This is Howie DeWitt…

Hamden Hall Grad Is an NFL Prospect and His Agent Is His High School Coach

Will Levis’ NFL draft wait is getting even more painful to watch

Will Levis freefalls in 1st round of 2023 NFL Draft

RENNIE: Thursday’s protest was brought to you by the taxpayers of the State of Connecticut.

LEE ELCI: IF THEY LIE THEY’RE GONE…”

Christine Rebstock from Middletown speaks at Parental Rights day

Yale’s $435M bid for ECHN takeover aired; some services may be consolidated

Tong Takes Aim at Pet Sitting, Brownfields in Urging State Regulators to Reject UI Rate Hike

Hartford teens gather for youth forum, voice concerns to mayoral candidates

POWELL: ‘Baby bonds’ are another way of rationalizing child neglect

CT lawmakers keep controversial Pardons and Paroles board member, despite crime victims’ objections

Decision to terminate officer involved in case of paralyzed arrestee postponed

CT, US Hospitals Face Significant Financial Losses

Developer Questions Reality of Opposition to Plans for a Third Marijuana Retailer in Stamford

Carol Platt Liebau: A CT proposal that would not move the carbon needle a millimeter

CONNECTICUT WEATHER FOR 4.28.23

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QUESTIONS FOR GOV LAMONT

Did anyone in your administration or the CT government collaborate with any tech companies to censor, ban or limit the free speech of anyone in or out of Connecticut ?

What is “Minister of Truth“, “Misinformation Sheriff“, election integrity czar doing nowadays?

FLASHBACK: Connecticut Is Paying Someone $150,000 to Search 4chan for Election Misinformation

Do you still support the use of the tracking apps in order to enter private businesses? Do you foresee any reason why they would be used in the future?

Do you believe vaccine passport tracking apps are “just like walking into a store with your phone”?

Do you still believe they’re needed “to keep us safe”?

Did you ever show the contract that eliminated the tracking app companies stated privacy policy?

Who chose SEMA4 in March and April 2020…before the May 21 contract with the Comptroller?

What did SEMA4 do with all of our biometric data?

When will you acknowledge Vaccine injuries?

Why are Dr’s and Dentists in CT still force masking?

When will you stop calling taxes fee’s?

Why are felons and non citizens serving on Juries in CT courts?

Is Mrs Lamont still investing in Nashville businesses considering the “complicated” political environment down there?

What are you doing to make CT more business friendly?

When will you lead the way to make 18 the minimum age for gender dysphoric kids to medically transition?

Why was last cycle tabulation deemed competent, despite faulty equipment per Steph Thomas?

Do you regret canceling high school football in Ct in the fall of 2020?

What is your definition of woman?

When you talk about abortion rights, are you talking about up to 24 weeks like you answered in the debate?

Indica or Sativa?

Will you resign?

Sen. Duff’s double standard

WATCH: Changes to mortgage fees take effect May 1

Officials Kick Off 4-Year Construction at I-95 Exit 74, Lamont Talks Faster Rail

Constitutional amendment on bail reform heads to the House

Gas customers ‘overcharged’ by $8 million, AG says

LEE ELCI SHOW 4/27/23

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WATCH: FOX 61: Connecticut’s top stories for April 26 at 10 p.m.

2 teens arrested in connection with shooting that killed 12-year-old girl in Hartford

PURA Outlines Objectives for Performance-Based Regulation of Utility Companies

Hanley Retiring

I-95 to be reconfigured in East Lyme

Westbrook Sports Betting Business in Doubt

CT Seeks Stricter AI Regulations After Federal Report Suggests Algorithm Bias

Government’s Use of Algorithms Subject of New Report, Pending Legislation

Shedding Light on Algorithms: Civil Rights Advocates and Lawmakers Call for Changes to Connecticut’s FOI Laws to Address AI Bias Concerns

Lawmakers consider proposal to prohibit children under 13 from using social media

RAPINI CONTINUES INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL CAMPAIGN DONATION SCHEME

Y CT MATTERS: ONE YEAR OF CT INSIDE INVESTIGATOR

SWICK: More Bad Tax News In Democrat Connecticut For Connecticut Taxpayers: Senate Bill No. 999

Colleges could face layoffs, cuts under Lamont’s budget

Public hearings on sale of local hospitals to Yale start Wednesday

SCOTUS decision positive development for Tong’s lawsuit against Exxon

WOLCOTT LAWMAKERS ISSUE STATEMENT AFTER MENSTRUAL PRODUCT DISPENSERS ARE INSTALLED IN BOYS’ BATHROOM OF WOLCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Tick bites on the rise in Connecticut

Are the Bobcats headed to the White House?

Glastonbury Town Council bans cannabis establishments

Bomb threat posted to Newington marijuana dispensary

Constitutional amendment on bail reform heads to the House

J Stan McCauley, in crowded Hartford mayoral race, says focus is on residents not fundraising

Kids’ mental health programs may lack funding

Grandfather of 12-year-old girl killed in Hartford shooting speaks out

Stephen Colbert Stops By For a Slice at New Haven Pizzeria

‘Excessive wealth disorder’: Should the ultra-rich pay more to help solve America’s problems?

CT budget proposal shows investments in housing likely this year. Here’s where the targets are.

As Biden opens campaign, Lamont says his record outweighs age

Hartford Restaurant Group to close Que Whiskey Kitchen to make ‘best use of staff and financial resources’

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Police lieutenant talks about rescue in crash on the Gold Star Bridge

POWELL: State can’t terminate anyone so finish the arbitration first

DEANGELO/ELCI: LIVE, RIDE, (AND WHISTLE!)

States that are the most addicted to gambling: Where CT ranks

Extremists sharing power station attack strategies, feds warn

Reported bed bugs at New Haven’s Union Station shuts down seating area

Biden appears to confuse congresswoman for man in ‘Teacher of the Year’ speech: ‘Stand up Jonah!’

Biden flubs female Rep. Jahana Hayes’ name: ‘Stand up, Jonah!’

Report: Hartford ranked 25th in country for smog

POWELL: Chicago has learned nothing; will Connecticut ever learn?

Protesting Rent Hikes, Tenants’ Group Will Testify in Hartford on Tuesday

FLASHBACK: CT COMMUNIST PARTY: Cap the Rent: Connecticut coalition unites tenants to curb out-of-control landlords

5 CT children killed in fiery NY crash may have been panhandling, report says

Derby kids seen on video approaching adults at NJ mall hours before fatal crash, official says

What We Have is Taxation Without Representation

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Violent weekend in New Haven; woman killed, 2 wounded

Connecticut woman hospitalized after bear attack

WHO IS BEHIND HOUSING PUSH? Connecticut Communists issue emergency housing program

FLASHBACK: Blumenthal refers to Republicans as enemies of communism

FBI arranged meeting with Capitol Police over threats to lawmakers

POWELL: Legislators think it’s better to overlook rape of children

To stream or not to stream

UConn approves $44M for South Campus infrastructure projects

Fire Destroys Historical Connecticut Church In Eastford

Stonington Man Killed In Fiery Crash On Gold Star Bridge

The crime-scene investigators are the ones who document, and remember, the unimaginable. This is what they saw at Sandy Hook.

Slain Sandy Hook principal’s daughter faces yet another challenge: A rare cancer and isolating treatment

CREEPY OLD MAN: BOB DUFF TIK TOKS

Commutations paused following outcry

Aurora Borealis lights up Connecticut sky

Audit of CT’s hazmat program shows missing documentation

CT universities could face 650 layoffs, big tuition hikes

Mystery deepens: Missing CT woman’s husband, family searching for her in Japan. ‘What could have happened?’

Hartford An Outlier in Millennial Homeownership Trend

Lamont urges Congress to ‘engage’ governors on safety-net cuts

Eversource and UI Announce Consumers Can Expect Lower Rates

Property tax bill pits GOP, Dems against each other online

Major Fire on Gold Star Bridge Shuts Down Traffic on I-95 at New London

Government Plays Catchup As Marijuana Businesses Race Ahead

Legislative Joint Favorable Reports Need Accuracy

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FOLLOW DOMINIC RAPINI INVESTESTIGATING POTENTIAL CAMPAIGN DONATION SCHEME

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G. COLLI ON WITH LEE ELCI 4/21/23

NATIONAL

FACE THE NATION: 4/30/23 FIRST REPUBLIC, BORDER SURGE/TITLE 42, ABORTION, WHCD

MEET THE PRESS: April 30 — Sec. Mayorkas, Vivek Ramaswamy and Luke Russert

THIS WEEK: Apr 30, 2023 : ‘Joe Biden is fit, capable and ready to serve another term’: Sen. Chris Coons; Joe Biden facing major challenges ahead of 2024; The Breakdown: DeSantis is losing some of his ‘initial appeal’

Epstein’s Private Calendar Reveals Prominent Names, Including CIA Chief, Goldman’s Top Lawyer

Left-leaning NYC Council members slammed after failing to support ‘End Jew Hatred Day’ resolution

New Jeffrey Epstein docs reveal pedophile met with CIA chief, former White House counsel — after his child sex crime conviction

FETTERMAN BACK AND DRINKING ON THE JOB

How Severe Is the Housing Shortage? It Depends on How You Define ‘Shortage’

Hundreds of protesters swarm sold-out SatanCon in Boston: ‘Hellfire awaits!’

NYC pedestrians run for cover after gunman opens fire in Manhattan: video

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REUTERS: WATCH: 2023 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Russian official: Ukrainian drones strike Crimea oil depot

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on challenging Biden for 2024 nomination

RFK Jr: Americans deserve to hear the full interview so they can make up their own minds. How can democracy function without a free and unbiased press?

WATCH: Elon Musk with Mahar: “It’s bizarre that we’ve come to this point where free speech used to be a liberal value and yet we see from the left a desire to censor.. I think we should be extremely concerned about anything that undermines the First Amendment.”

WATCH: Elon Musk with Mahar: “The thing about censorship is that for those who would advocate for it, just remember, at some point that will be turned on you”

Friends urging disgraced Anthony Weiner to run for office

JAMES WOODS: Notoriously liberal West Hollywood had the brilliant idea of replacing police officers with unarmed “safety ambassadors.” Let’s take a peek at how that’s worked out…

C-SPAN can take a joke. Here are #WHCD comedians making C-SPAN jokes over the years.

Dylan Mulvaney says it should be ‘illegal’ to use wrong pronouns

Dad who exposed woke infiltration at NYC’s elite Brearley School running for Congress in Florida

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday

First Republic most likely headed for FDIC receivership, sources say; shares drop 40%

The Federal Reserve is set to release its report examining what went wrong with its oversight of Silicon Valley Bank.

These are the top Senate races to watch in 2024

US: Atlantic Russian Sub Activity Highest ‘We’ve Seen in Years’

House hunters: Republicans launch massive attack on vulnerable Dems

Florida Gov. DeSantis says Disney lawsuit is political

MASSIE: Stop Spying on Innocent Americans

Guardsman in leak case wanted to kill a ‘ton of people’: US

Lawmakers reintroduce a bipartisan bill the cannabis industry hails as a lifeline

Powell duped by Russian pranksters who claimed to be Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy

TRUMP: “We will establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to declassify and publish all documents on deep state spying, censorship and corruption.”

Pence testifies before election probe grand jury: AP source

WATCH: Don Lemon promises he’s not mad at CNN

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SHELLENBERGER: An anonymous “trust and safety professional” from within the social media industry has come forward to warn of European Union censorship — coming to America.

U.S. imposes sanctions on Russia, Iran for hostage-taking

Freight Train With Hazardous Materials Derails Into Mississippi River in Wisconsin

WATCH: WHITE HOUSE PRESS BRIEFING 4/27/23

WATCH: Joe Biden has trouble with answering where his grandkids live

Biden cheat sheet shows he had advance knowledge of journalist’s question

Fox News Poll – APRIL 21-24, 2023

WATCH: Gov. DeSantis Holds a Press Conference in Jerusalem

Disney sues Ron DeSantis in battle over control of Florida resort

The RFK Jr. Tapes

RFK JR. : “I have been litigating for 40 years and the people that broke the law and who illegally forced people to do things, the people that used illegal coercion during the Covid pandemic should be prosecuted.”

“GOOD EVENING”: TUCKER CARLSON SPEAKS

WATCH: HERITAGE: Telling the truth is worth it, even if it comes at a price: TUCKER CARLSON: “You look around and you see these people and some of them really have paid a heavy price for telling the truth, & they are cast out of their groups, whatever those groups are, but they do it anyway.”

Nikki Haley goes after Biden’s age: He’s unlikely to ‘make it’ to 86

‘Who’s in their prime now?’: Nikki Haley in N.H. takes jab at Don Lemon after CNN firing

Nashville police to release manifesto in Christian school shooting massacre

What’s really going on at NYC’s most ‘cursed’ luxury construction sites?

Lawsuit including 3 Mainers claims AVANGRID AND EVERSOURCE conspired to inflate rates

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Boston on Thursday, alleges that Avangrid, the Connecticut-based corporate parent of CMP, and Eversource Energy, inflated electricity prices to New England customers by as much as 20 percent from 2013 to 2016.

Cohasset man Brian Walshe thought wife was having affair before blood found in basement, SUV

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano has 14 relatives on city payroll totaling $2 million

U.S. Senators Introduce New Bill To Protect Minors From Social Media Harms

Just plain ‘erased’: Watchmaker campaign to defend women’s sports

WATCH: #ERASED

FLASHBACK: Florida watch company challenges woke ‘ideological war’ being pushed by Big Tech, Hollywood

WATCH: WEINGARTEN TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS ON COVID-19 SCHOOL CLOSINGS

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How the 2024 Presidential Race Could Embolden the Anti-Vaccine PRO VACCINE CHOICE Movement

Democrat RFK Jr. Says Tucker Carlson Is ‘Breathtakingly Courageous’ in Wake of Fox News Departure

RFK Jr.’s longshot presidential bid may still give Biden a headache

The U.S. Military Relies on One Louisiana Factory. It Blew Up.

Asa Hutchinson formally launches 2024 campaign in Arkansas

Florida GOP set to remove hurdle to DeSantis White House bid

What’s in the GOP bill to lift debt limit, cut spending

Fugees Rapper Pras Found Guilty in Political Conspiracy Spanning Two Presidencies

JAHNCKE: The Silent Price You’ll Pay for Our Mounting National Debt

WATCH: JOE BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT, LIKE YOUR GRANDPA, JUST WORSE. MUCH WORSE.

Pro-Trump group ridicules president’s rambling stories, inappropriate kisses and ill-timed naps in satirical video

First Republic’s dramatic slide continues, stock falls nearly 30% as bank looks for rescue deal

Bitcoin jumps 8% as First Republic woes reignite concern over health of U.S. banking

Prison sex abuse must be rooted out, Justice official says

Tuckered out? Fox News loses to MSNBC in key prime-time audience following Carlson’s exit

Harrowing rescue of 3-year-old boy with autism on Metro-North train tracks caught on video

Peter Thiel, Republican megadonor, won’t fund candidates in 2024, sources say

U.S. is concerned about rivals’ space threats, leaked documents show

Chamber of Commerce gets nearly half its funding from those who give at least $1 million, study says

Assembly Dems block bill to rename Mario M. Cuomo Bridge to the beloved ‘Tappan Zee Bridge’

Dozens more NYC parking garages have structural flaws: official

Half of NYC households face cost of living crisis

North Dakota governor signs law banning nearly all abortions

North Dakota limits bathroom use for transgender people

Montana transgender lawmaker faces censure or expulsion

Only Two (2) Senators Have Called on Clarence Thomas to Resign

Biden, 80, once attacked 63-year-old rival for being too old

Biden looks to defy abysmal polling in 2024 reelection bid

Big money donors rally behind Biden as he launches his reelection bid

Here are Biden, McCarthy’s opposing plans on US debt

Nikki Haley says she can lead America to national consensus on abortion

Selling AR-15-Style Rifles Is Now Banned in 9 States

Days ending for Boston’s rat population as city could get its own ‘rat czar’

Co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream starts pot nonprofit

Back on the streets San Fran drops case against vagrant who practiced swinging crowbar before attacking ex-fire commish

Roberts Declines Senate Request to Testify on Court Ethics

Cesar Chavez’s legacy lives on in Biden’s new campaign chair

DeSantis talks trade with South Korean officials

Trump hints he may skip GOP debates: ‘Nobody got my approval’

A look at sports gambling rules among Big 4 pro leagues

Where can Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon go now?

Don Lemon ignores reporters as he steps out with his dogs in NYC as fired CNN host spotted after shocking ouster

MEDIA ADVISORY: COTTON, SCHATZ, MURPHY, BRITT TO UNVEIL NEW BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO PROTECT KIDS FROM HARMFUL HEALTH IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Candidate tracker: Who’s running for president?

What Was Missing From Joe Biden’s 2024 Announcement

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Joe Biden announces he is running for president again, setting up possible Trump rematch

Biden announces 2024 reelection bid: ‘Let’s finish this job’

Biden adviser Susan Rice leaves White House after migrant child labor reports

Hunter Biden ordered to appear in Arkansas court for paternity case

Trial Set to Begin in E. Jean Carroll’s Rape Lawsuit Against Trump. What to Know

Harry Belafonte, ‘Day O!’ and ‘Jamaica Farewell’ singer, dead at 96

Lee Zeldin endorses Donald Trump for president despite calling for ‘robust Republican field’ in 2024

‘Fraudulent’ Mass. university site resurfaces after officials shut it down

Don Lemon’s fiery exchange with GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy left CNN leaders ‘exasperated’

Zach Wilson’s mom, Lisa, reacts to Jets’ Aaron Rodgers blockbuster

Satanic Temple’s ‘SatanCon’ in Boston set to be ‘largest satanic gathering in history’

Albany lawmakers hash out ways to deal with NYC’s illegal weed shops as part of $227B state budget

Sayreville official wants Attorney General to investigate slain councilwoman’s death

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Video shows suspect accused of operating secret Chinese police stations mingling with Schumer, Adams

Criminal complaints filed against 44 Chinese operating ‘police stations’ in New York City

2 NY residents allegedly ran secret Chinese police station: ‘Significant national security matter’

TUCKER CARLSON OUT AT FOX NEWS

DON LEMON OUT AT CNN

Jeff Shell Out As NBCUniversal Boss

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says middle class was ‘wiped out’ during COVID-19 lockdowns

ESPN layoffs begin in Bristol as Disney slashes costs: ‘An enormous loss’

National push to bolster security of key election technology

Gunfire took their son at 20. Now it takes his daughter, 12

Hunter Biden may be living at the White House to evade legal papers from his baby mama

It’s back to the future for a diminished digital news business

Fourth-generation NYPD cop to graduate Monday, continuing family’s century of policing

Passenger On Board New York-Delhi Flight Pees On Another Passenger: Sources

Family: QB Haskins was drugged before he was fatally struck

Knicks on verge of reaching 2nd round for 1st time in decade

Drone video shows trail of destruction from tornado in Sullivan County, New York

New York Post reporter Conor Skelding, 31, loses battle with cancer

Testimony: State Department, CIA worked together to suppress Hunter Biden laptop story to help Biden win election

3,000 migrants begin walk north from southern Mexico

NEW POLL: Whopping 70 Percent Think Biden Shouldn’t Run Again, Days Before He’s Set to Announce Reelection Bid

Bud Light suffers ‘staggering’ 17% sales plunge amid Dylan Mulvaney controversy

2nd Bud Light marketing exec on leave after Dylan Mulvaney backlash

‘We’ll Obey the Law, We’ll Tell The Truth’: Mike Pence Previews His Testimony Before Jan. 6 Grand Jury

Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy

AOC says abortion pill ruling is ‘a mockery of our democracy.’ She’s the one mocking it.

‘McCarthy Is a Mess’: AOC Says Negotiating With Republicans Over Debt Ceiling Like ‘Trying to Nail Jello to a Tree’

Bible Reading Marathon under way in Washington with Congressional Bible reading new this year

Small earthquake rumbles upstate New York