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With an eye on soaring consumer electric bills, CT officials want more oversight of utility projects
State Consumer Counsel Claire Coleman, center, discussing the need for better scrutiny of utility transmission-related ...
Asian shares advance on relief that Trump is delaying higher China tariffs
Asian shares are mostly higher after President Donald Trump delayed raising tariffs on China for another 90 days. Tokyo's ...
US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world's largest economies
President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous ...
Trump's Washington police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime
President Donald Trump has taken control of the District of Columbia’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the streets of the nation’s capital. He argued Monday ...
Stratford Democrats to pick mayoral nominee as Manos qualifies to challenge Chess in Sept. 9 primary
The winner of the Democratic primary is expected to face two-term Republican Mayor Laura Hoydick in the Nov. 4 general ...
Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data
President Donald Trump has nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to head the agency ...
Video captured man shouting 'insults attacking Islam' outside Stamford mosque, advocacy group says
The incident took place outside the Islamic Cultural Center of New York in Stamford on Saturday evening, the group said.
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro to undergo surgery for spinal stenosis
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, will have surgery Monday to treat a diagnosis of spinal stenosis, according to a news ...
An explosion at a plant owned by US Steel, an icon of American industry, has killed 2. What to know
An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant south of Pittsburgh has killed two people and injured 10 others. One worker was rescued ...
Federal becomes local: The nation's capital finds itself at the center of a Donald Trump maelstrom
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has responded to President Donald Trump's plan to take over the Metropolitan Police ...
Trump's tax law will mostly benefit the rich, while leaving poorer Americans with less, CBO says
President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law will result in less income for the poorest Americans while sending money to the ...