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Student loan help is back in Connecticut—with new rules to qualify
Norwich Bulletin - Connecticut
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The Connecticut Student Loan Reimbursement Program is reopening for applications with expanded eligibility requirements. The program, which provides up to $5,000 annually for four years to eligible applicants, will accept applications starting...
Connecticut, Nevada, Panama, Venezuela win LLBWS openers
Yardbarker
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August 14, 2025
Luca Pellegrini fired a one-hitter to lead Fairfield (Conn.) National, representing the Metro Region, to a 1-0 victory over Texas on Wednesday night to cap the first day of Little League Baseball World Series action in South Williamsport, Pa....
Connecticut’s Ruling Class Is Failing Us
The Connecticut Examiner
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August 13, 2025
— Matthew M Corey, 8.13.2025State Capitol, Hartford, CT (CT Examiner) To the Editor: Connecticut was once the land of opportunity. Jobs were everywhere. Taxes were low. Families could build a future here. My parents moved from northern Maine to...
Local nonprofits collaborate to launch ‘Marked for Love’ Diaper Bank in Central Oregon – and you can help
KTVZ - Oregon
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August 14, 2025
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Local nonprofit Every Child Central Oregon is expanding its programming to address a critical but often overlooked need in our community — diapers. The organization, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, announced Wednesday the...
GoodLeap partners with Connecticut Green Bank to develop VPPs across the state
Solar Power World
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August 13, 2025
The Connecticut Green Bank and GoodLeap have announced a strategic partnership to develop and operate virtual power plants (VPPs) across Connecticut. This collaborative effort, enabled through the State’s Energy Storage Solutions program, will...
Sen. Ryan Fazio running for governor of Connecticut
Fairfield County Business Journal - Connecticut
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August 13, 2025
State Sen. Ryan Fazio GREENWICH – Republican Sen. Ryan Faziok became the latest person to announce his candidacy for governor with a possible challenge of Democratic incumbent Ned Lamont, who has not officially entered the race. Using a video...
Connecticut Green Bank And Goodleap Partner To Create An AI-Powered Virtual Power Plant Initiative To Unlock Savings For Homeowners And Enhance Grid Reliability
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) GoodLeap logo (PRNewsfoto/GoodLeap) Connecticut Green Bank The partnership will aggregate solar and energy storage systems through the Energy Storage Solutions program to incentivize homeowners and reduce strain on the...
New Haven florist, print shop boost business via online Black business guide
NBC Connecticut
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August 13, 2025
The month of August provides an opportunity to celebrate National Black Business Month. In Connecticut, Shop Black CT allows people to find Black-owned businesses while also connecting Black businesses with one another. Shop Black CT was founded...
Shoppers in Connecticut Flock to New Wegmans
Progressive Grocer
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August 13, 2025
The Wegmans in Norwalk is designed to accommodate the store's many fans, with a double-deck parking area and pedestrian bridge. In a social media post, Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling said that residents were eager to shop at a local Wegmans. "They've...
Republican Ryan Fazio, 35, opens campaign for Connecticut governor
Norwich Bulletin - Connecticut
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State Sen. Ryan Fazio of Greenwich opened a campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination Wednesday with a dig at Connecticut’s popular Democratic governor and a pledge to lower state income taxes, cap local property taxes and reduce...
Progressive Gambit: Connecticut, Massachusetts Senators Champion Government Shutdown
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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August 13, 2025
Progressive wing pressures leadership to take a hard line on spending bills, raising specter of political brinkmanship. As the September 30 government funding deadline looms, a growing faction of Senate Democrats is advocating for a high-stakes...
Erin Stewart takes early fundraising lead in GOP battle for Connecticut governor
The Derrick and The News-Herald - Pennsylvania
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HARTFORD, Conn. — With only nine months left before a nominating convention, Connecticut Republicans are gearing up for a political battle to face Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont. New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart has gained an early advantage by raising...
Artisanal Politics, Bolshevism, and the Path to a Marxist Proto-Party
Cosmonaut Magazine
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1) Building the Foundations For a Mass Socialist Party in the US The past ten years have been an interesting time for Marxists in the US. DSA became the largest socialist organization in generations, Black Lives Matter became the largest protest...
MSA Safety Names Julie A. Beck Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA), a global leader in the development of advanced safety products and solutions that protect people and facility infrastructures, today announced that Julie A. Beck has...
Politics and Prose’s Self-Publishing Business Is Booming
Washingtonian
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August 13, 2025
Arch Campbell and Pat Collins are two of DC’s more prominent retired TV news figures, and though they were colleagues at NBC4, these days they’re embroiled in a (friendly) literary rivalry: They’re competing to see who can sell more copies of his...
Does Avelo Airlines run deportation flights in Connecticut?
The Connecticut Mirror
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August 13, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Avelo Airlines does not operate deportation flights out of Connecticut. The budget carrier’s ICE deportation shuttle contract is based in Mesa, Arizona,...
Deep Ellum Business Owners Share Memories of Keyboard Bob
Dallas Observer - Texas
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August 13, 2025
The old phrase “There but for the grace of God go I” has long been used as a quiet reminder to lead with empathy. In Deep Ellum, where the boundary between art and chaos is porous, it’s hard not to apply that same lens to one of the neighborhood’s...
Sales tax holidays under fire as Connecticut launches its promotion
Norwich Bulletin - Connecticut
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Keith M. Phaneuf For decades, Connecticut officials have been trumpeting the annual sales-tax-free week, including this year’s promotion, which begins Sunday and runs through Aug. 23. But such sales tax holidays increasingly are coming under fire...
Connecticut Joins Effort to Crack Down on Robocalls
CT News Junkie - Connecticut
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August 12, 2025
Attorney General William Tong speaks about online sales of non-approved weight loss products on May 21, 2025. Credit: Karla Ciaglo / CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — Robocalls are more than an annoyance, they are how scammers steal information and...
‘Data-Driven’ Workers’ Compensation Writer Pie Insurance Enters Connecticut
Insurance Journal
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August 13, 2025
Pie Insurance announced it is now offering its “data-driven” workers’ compensation insurance in Connecticut, targeting the state’s more than 365,000 small businesses. “Connecticut’s economy depends on small businesses, which represent more than...