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· Jan 23
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Analysis | The Truth About Your Electricity Bill, Part 2
How much are Connecticut customers paying to subsidize the rest of New England’s access to Millstone’s power?
A ton, as it turns out.
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#electricity #ctpolitics
How much are Connecticut customers paying to subsidize the rest of New England’s access to Millstone’s power?
A ton, as it turns out.
ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/01/23/a...
#electricity #ctpolitics
ICYMI: Lamont Signs Revised State Housing Bill #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Lamont Signs Revised State Housing Bill
In a brief notification posted to Lamont’s official website, the office announced the signing of House Bill 8002. Lamont has now signed all four bills the legislature passed during the two-day session.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
ICYMI: Lamont Signs Revised State Housing Bill #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Happy Thanksgiving! #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Happy Thanksgiving!
So let's all show our gratitude for each other and go light on politics this week. Stop doom-scrolling and look around for a few minutes. All of us are better together ... when we're not arguing about politics. And please remember that there are people who are hungry and cold in Connecticut during this time of year.
dlvr.it
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ICYMI: Reminder: CT Liquor Stores Closed On Thanksgiving, No Beer Sales At Grocery Stores #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Reminder: CT Liquor Stores Closed On Thanksgiving, No Beer Sales At Grocery Stores
Hours for on-premise alcohol sales, licensed cannabis establishments, sports betting retail locations and online gaming are not affected by the holiday.
dlvr.it
December 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
ICYMI: Reminder: CT Liquor Stores Closed On Thanksgiving, No Beer Sales At Grocery Stores #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
CT, 21 Other States Sue Trump Administration Over Cutting SNAP For Refugees, Other Legal Residents #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
CT, 21 Other States Sue Trump Administration Over Cutting SNAP For Refugees, Other Legal Residents
On October 31, USDA issued new guidance to state SNAP agencies describing changes to program eligibility under HR-1, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The new rules narrowed eligibility for certain non-citizen groups, including refugees, asylum recipients, and others admitted under humanitarian protection programs.
dlvr.it
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
CT, 21 Other States Sue Trump Administration Over Cutting SNAP For Refugees, Other Legal Residents #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ICYMI: Ninth CT Town Approved For Automated Traffic Cameras #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Ninth CT Town Approved For Automated Traffic Cameras
Beacon Falls is the latest Connecticut municipality to be approved for automated traffic enforcement cameras by the state.
dlvr.it
December 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
ICYMI: Ninth CT Town Approved For Automated Traffic Cameras #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Butler Elected VP Of National Congress Of American Indians’ Northeast Region #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Butler Elected VP Of National Congress Of American Indians’ Northeast Region
The longtime tribal leader will represent 31 tribal nations across 12 states in an effort to advance regional priorities and strengthen collaboration throughout Indian country.
dlvr.it
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Butler Elected VP Of National Congress Of American Indians’ Northeast Region #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ICYMI: Today’s Toons #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Today’s Toons
Editorial cartoons by John Darkow, Bob Englehart & Christopher Weyant
dlvr.it
December 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
ICYMI: Today’s Toons #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Butler Elected VP Of National Congress Of American Indians’ Northeast Region #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Butler Elected VP Of National Congress Of American Indians’ Northeast Region
The longtime tribal leader will represent 31 tribal nations across 12 states in an effort to advance regional priorities and strengthen collaboration throughout Indian country.
dlvr.it
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Butler Elected VP Of National Congress Of American Indians’ Northeast Region #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ICYMI: Feel The Cold? Offshore Wind Alleviates Grid Woes In Winter, Study Says #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Feel The Cold? Offshore Wind Alleviates Grid Woes In Winter, Study Says
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme weather.
dlvr.it
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
ICYMI: Feel The Cold? Offshore Wind Alleviates Grid Woes In Winter, Study Says #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Lamont Signs Revised State Housing Bill #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Lamont Signs Revised State Housing Bill
In a brief notification posted to Lamont’s official website, the office announced the signing of House Bill 8002. Lamont has now signed all four bills the legislature passed during the two-day session.
dlvr.it
November 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Lamont Signs Revised State Housing Bill #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ICYMI: ECSU Audit Finds Issues With College President’s Expenditures #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ECSU Audit Finds Issues With College President’s Expenditures
The audit, conducted by the state Auditors of Public Accounts for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, found 11 areas of noncompliance with state policies and procedures, seven of which had also been noted in prior audits.
dlvr.it
November 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
ICYMI: ECSU Audit Finds Issues With College President’s Expenditures #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Reminder: CT Liquor Stores Closed On Thanksgiving, No Beer Sales At Grocery Stores #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Reminder: CT Liquor Stores Closed On Thanksgiving, No Beer Sales At Grocery Stores
Hours for on-premise alcohol sales, licensed cannabis establishments, sports betting retail locations and online gaming are not affected by the holiday.
dlvr.it
November 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Reminder: CT Liquor Stores Closed On Thanksgiving, No Beer Sales At Grocery Stores #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ICYMI: Landlord Greystar Agrees To $7 Million Settlement Over Price-Fixing Software #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Landlord Greystar Agrees To $7 Million Settlement Over Price-Fixing Software
Attorney General William Tong says Connecticut and eight other states have reached a $7 million settlement deal with the largest landlord in the United States over an algorithmic pricing scheme that will soon be illegal in Connecticut. Greystar Management Services manages nearly 950,000 rental units nationwide, including units in Stamford, Darien, Middletown, and Newington. “When […]
dlvr.it
November 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
ICYMI: Landlord Greystar Agrees To $7 Million Settlement Over Price-Fixing Software #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Ninth CT Town Approved For Automated Traffic Cameras #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Ninth CT Town Approved For Automated Traffic Cameras
Beacon Falls is the latest Connecticut municipality to be approved for automated traffic enforcement cameras by the state.
dlvr.it
November 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Ninth CT Town Approved For Automated Traffic Cameras #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ICYMI: AI Toys, Counterfeits, Weak Oversight Drive New Warnings In 2025 ‘Trouble in Toyland’ Report #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
AI Toys, Counterfeits, Weak Oversight Drive New Warnings In 2025 ‘Trouble in Toyland’ Report
Connecticut Children’s and the US Public Interest Research Group on Monday released their 40th annual Trouble in Toyland report, warning parents that as the holiday shopping season begins, children face rising risks from counterfeit toys, chemical hazards, and — new this year — AI-enabled toys capable of generating unsafe or sexually explicit content.
dlvr.it
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
ICYMI: AI Toys, Counterfeits, Weak Oversight Drive New Warnings In 2025 ‘Trouble in Toyland’ Report #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Today’s Toons #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Today’s Toons
Editorial cartoons by John Darkow, Bob Englehart & Christopher Weyant
dlvr.it
November 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Today’s Toons #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ICYMI: Today’s Toons #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Today’s Toons
Editorial cartoons by Paul Duginski, John Cole & Margolis & cox
dlvr.it
November 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
ICYMI: Today’s Toons #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Feel The Cold? Offshore Wind Alleviates Grid Woes In Winter, Study Says #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Feel The Cold? Offshore Wind Alleviates Grid Woes In Winter, Study Says
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme weather.
dlvr.it
November 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Feel The Cold? Offshore Wind Alleviates Grid Woes In Winter, Study Says #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ICYMI: Lamont Directs CT Flags To Half-Staff Following Death of Legislator #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Lamont Directs CT Flags To Half-Staff Following Death of Legislator
State flags should be lowered effective immediately and remain lowered until sunset on the date of interment, which has not yet been determined.
dlvr.it
November 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
ICYMI: Lamont Directs CT Flags To Half-Staff Following Death of Legislator #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ECSU Audit Finds Issues With College President’s Expenditures #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ECSU Audit Finds Issues With College President’s Expenditures
The audit, conducted by the state Auditors of Public Accounts for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, found 11 areas of noncompliance with state policies and procedures, seven of which had also been noted in prior audits.
dlvr.it
November 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
ECSU Audit Finds Issues With College President’s Expenditures #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ICYMI: Access Health CT Holds Enrollment Fairs Throughout December #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Access Health CT Holds Enrollment Fairs Throughout December
Enrollment fairs are one-day events for customers to get in-person help from experts. The fairs will take place in Bristol, Hamden, Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury and West Hartford. All help is free.
dlvr.it
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
ICYMI: Access Health CT Holds Enrollment Fairs Throughout December #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Landlord Greystar Agrees To $7 Million Settlement Over Price-Fixing Software #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Landlord Greystar Agrees To $7 Million Settlement Over Price-Fixing Software
Attorney General William Tong says Connecticut and eight other states have reached a $7 million settlement deal with the largest landlord in the United States over an algorithmic pricing scheme that will soon be illegal in Connecticut. Greystar Management Services manages nearly 950,000 rental units nationwide, including units in Stamford, Darien, Middletown, and Newington. “When […]
dlvr.it
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Landlord Greystar Agrees To $7 Million Settlement Over Price-Fixing Software #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ICYMI: CT DOT Plans Upgrades To Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
CT DOT Plans Upgrades To Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry
The ferry has been carrying passengers and vehicles across the Connecticut River since 1655.
dlvr.it
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
ICYMI: CT DOT Plans Upgrades To Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
AI Toys, Counterfeits, Weak Oversight Drive New Warnings In 2025 ‘Trouble in Toyland’ Report #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
AI Toys, Counterfeits, Weak Oversight Drive New Warnings In 2025 ‘Trouble in Toyland’ Report
Connecticut Children’s and the US Public Interest Research Group on Monday released their 40th annual Trouble in Toyland report, warning parents that as the holiday shopping season begins, children face rising risks from counterfeit toys, chemical hazards, and — new this year — AI-enabled toys capable of generating unsafe or sexually explicit content.
dlvr.it
November 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
AI Toys, Counterfeits, Weak Oversight Drive New Warnings In 2025 ‘Trouble in Toyland’ Report #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
ICYMI: CT Officials Push Back On Debunked Claims Linking Autism To Vaccinations #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
CT Officials Push Back On Debunked Claims Linking Autism To Vaccinations
The Connecticut Department of Public Health last week issued a refutation of the claim that vaccinations could cause autism in infants. Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani said Connecticut’s position is backed by decades of research and backed by scientific data.
dlvr.it
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
ICYMI: CT Officials Push Back On Debunked Claims Linking Autism To Vaccinations #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics