State Comptroller Sean Scanlon, in his latest monthly financial and economic update, projected a Fiscal Year 2026 General Fund surplus of $164.4 million and a Special Transportation Fund surplus of $43.7 million - reflecting the changing circumstances from a month ago.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR) has announced that it will launch a competitive national search in 2026 for the next permanent chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system.
Read MoreHip-Hop for the Homeless (HH4H), now in its 12th year, is a grassroots movement led by Hartford artist and educator Joey Batts.
Read MoreUConn’s reputation as a stellar entrepreneurship academic institutions climbed significantly in the 2026 rankings released this month by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur.
Read MoreConnecticut has a newly elected Governor. The fifth graders of Connecticut have spoken and have elected Theresa "Tessa" Hallinan of Green Acres Elementary School in North Haven as Connecticut's 2026 Kid Governor.
Read MoreThe U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration has approved Connecticut’s proposal for the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, awarding $144 million to the state that will be used to expand high-speed internet access statewide.
Read MoreLaw firm Hinckley Allen, with offices in eight states including Connecticut, hosted a book launch celebration recently for the release of the third edition of Not So Fast: Parenting Your Teen Through the Dangers of Driving, an acclaimed, research-based guide for parents, co-authored by Connecticut resident and firm partner Timothy Hollister.
Read MoreTrinity College’s Men’s and Women’s Squash teams began a new era in a new facility on campus by honoring last year’s National Championship team. The hope… that the new era will be much like the old, earning plaudits as among the most dominant colleagiate athletic programs in the nation.
Read MoreIn a ranking of the Most Charitable States in the nation, published following a recent analysis, Connecticut placed at #13.
Read MoreConnecticut’s Family and Medical Leave Act (CTFMLA) and Paid Leave Act (CTPL) administrators recently published a detailed overview of employee rights under state law.
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