Sixty students in grades 6-12 represented Connecticut at the prestigious 2025 National History Day® Contest at the University of Maryland earlier this month. Twenty of them returned home with awards and special prizes.
Read MoreConnecticut State Comptroller Sean Scanlon has announced that the Town of Clinton Police Department is the first group to join the Municipal Employee Retirement System (MERS) since 2009, largely attributable to the ongoing improvements to the system made by his office.
Read MoreTIME magazine’s recent cover story highlighting “The World’s Most Influential People” included three with Connecticut roots – Josh Koskoff, listed among the “Innovators,” Jonathan Greenblatt, included among the “Titans,” and Russell Vought, included in the “Leaders” category.
Read MoreConnecticut Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas, supporting legislation that would create a task force aimed at expanding voter participation in elections, testified that , “The task force can also look at whether municipalities should have the ability to pilot new ideas for raising participation rates. We believe this proactive approach will lead to lasting and meaningful changes in our electoral system.”
Read MoreCivic Learning Week is a national effort to prioritize civic education in order to sustain and strengthen our constitutional democracy. It brings together students, educators, policymakers, community leaders, and organizations to highlight civic education. Connecticut’s Old State House has a leading role this week.
Read MoreDanbury is among the most diverse cities in the country, earning a place in the top 10 at number nine, according to a newly released analysis by the finance website WalletHub.
Read MoreThe statewide nonprofit organization CTData is calling for the restoration of publicly accessible data at the federal level, following actions taken and proposed by the new administration in Washington that is eliminating data or public access to data that had long been publicly accessible.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Democracy Center (CTDC) has announced the recipients of their second annual Connecticut Democracy Center Awards.
Read MoreJust hours after the inauguration of President Trump on Monday afternoon, and directly after the President’s executive order to end birthright citizenship in the United States of America, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced plans to challenge the President’s plans in court.
Read MoreU.S. Army Sgt. Hagop Jack Zarifian was killed in Germany 79 years ago during World War II, and has finally returned to the U.S. for burial. The Bridgeport, Connecticut native was employed as a draftsman at General Electric in Bridgeport when he enlisted in the Army at age 19.
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