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CT may limit affordable housing solution to 55 and older. That age is ‘a little less raucous’

With time running out on a session that ends at midnight Wednesday, legislators try to tackle one of the state's biggest problems: affordable housing.

House Speaker Matt Ritter, a Democrat who lives near the University of Connecticut law school in Hartford's West End, said residents and legislators have raised concerns in various neighborhoods. (Getty Images)

The Bristol school administration building. (Don Stacom/The Hartford Courant)

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FILE - In this May 14, 2019, file photo, New York Liberty's Tina Charles smiles on the bench during the second half of a preseason WNBA basketball game in Uncasville, Conn. The New York Liberty have traded All-Star Tina Charles to the Washington Mystics as part of a three-team deal, according to a person familiar with the trade. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade hadn't been announced yet.(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

UConn women’s basketball and Sun legend announces retirement from WNBA

UConn legend Tina Charles, one of the greatest centers in WNBA history, announced her retirement from professional basketball after 15 years.

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CT man receives 10-year prison sentence for sexually abusing child for years

Court records show he sexually abused a child in his care starting when she was 9 years old and continuing until she was 12.

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FILE – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency’s campus in Silver Spring, Md., Aug. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FDA announces its first OK of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adults in major shift under Trump

The new e-cigarettes authorized Tuesday come in mango, blueberry and two varieties of menthol.

PHOTOS: CT Gov. signs Senate Bill 397 into law on steps of Supreme Court

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signs Senate Bill 397, titled “An Act Concerning Democracy and Government Accountability,” into law during a ceremony on the steps of the Connecticut Supreme Court building, Monday, May 4, 2026.
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In The Biz “book launch party co-hosted by FilmBreak and presented by Dog& Pony on Feb. 9, 2015, in West Hollywood, California. (Araya Doheny/Getty Images North America/TNS)

‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ actor Nicholas Brendon’s cause of death confirmed

LOS ANGELES — Indiana officials have disclosed the official cause of death for "Buffy the...

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Luciano V. replaces the fuel nozzel after filling the tank of their 1999 Mazda Miata at an Astro gas station on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Gasoline costs 50% more in the US than it did before the Iran war

The price of a gallon of regular gasoline spiked to an average of $4.48.

Opinion

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin visited Hartford Monday, April 13 to show support for U.S Rep. John B. Larson in his bid for re-election. (Christopher Keating/Hartford Courant)

Opinion: Don’t believe ‘Trump’s former puppet’ on CT congressman

John Larson rallied 165 members of Congress to push back against the implementation of a...

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While the pace of bookings for Americans traveling abroad is down, that could change if they book their summer vacations at the last minute, said Tariq Khan, a senior economist at the research firm Tourism Economics. (File photo)

Stay put or travel abroad? Americans rethinking summer travel plans.

Faced with economic uncertainty, rising airfares and geopolitical instability that has prompted the State Department...

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Teenage dirt bike rider critically injured after crashing into car in Hartford

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