Connecticut enacts new earned wage access law

On July 8, the governor of Connecticut signed into law SB 1396 to amend the licensing statute for small loan companies and to add a regulatory framework for providers of “earned but unpaid wage or salary income advance.” Under the law, Connecticut will …

JLL Brokers Sale of 192-Unit Apartment Complex in Danbury, Connecticut

10DANBURY, CONN. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 192-unit apartment complex in Danbury, located along the Connecticut-New York border. Built in 1971, ReNew Danbury is a garden-style complex that offers studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an …

More Connecticut swimming areas close due to bacteria as heat soars

Some swimming areas at Connecticut's state parks are closed Thursday after routine water quality testing revealed elevated levels of bacteria, making them unsafe. SHELTON, Conn. — As temperatures rise across Connecticut, state health officials are …

Caitlin Burchill Leaves NBC Connecticut After Six Years

NBC Connecticut consumer investigative reporter and fill-in anchor Caitlin Burchill has left the Hartford NBC owned station. Burchill posted the move on social media, saying last Friday was her last day after six years there. “I’ll be staying in …

46 Inspiring Connecticut STEM Leaders Selected as 2025 Women of Innovation® Finalists

Recognizing Innovation and Leadership in Academia, Community, Corporate, Entrepreneurship, and Research; Youth Scholarships to be Awarded HARTFORD, CT, CT, UNITED STATES, July 17, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Forty-six accomplished Connecticut …

Why Connecticut's housing shortage is a drag on the state's economy

Finding a Gem in the Woods of Central Connecticut

After they met in early 2021, it didn’t take long for Rahul Barua and Winnie Wong to decide that they were in it for the long haul. By mid-year, they were already looking for a place to live. “We met later in life and we just knew we were going to be a …

Recent coyote attacks in Connecticut raise concerns in some towns

A 13-year-old and the child's father were both bitten by a coyote in Watertown. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials said it wasn't severe but that the problem was they were hand-feeding the coyote, which officials don't …

Connecticut is bleeding its hospitals dry

Man convicted in 1999 killing of 8-year-old boy and mother in Connecticut released under Biden-clemency order

A man convicted in connection with the heartless murder of an 8-year-old boy and his mother in Bridgeport, Conn., has been released from prison after being granted clemency by former President Joe Biden. Adrian Peeler, 49, conspired with his brother …