Category: Connecticut

Connecticut Man Admits to Manufacturing, Trafficking Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl

A Stamford, Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to manufacturing and distributing counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl analogues, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.


USA Today Goes Woke and Edits Female Track Athlete’s Op-ed

USA Today has edited an op-ed by elite Connecticut athlete Chelsea Mitchell, who is suing her state’s athletic conference for allowing transgender girls to compete with females. We discuss the media angle on this and also the merits of the case—where “inclusion” has taken precedence over equality—as well as what some states are doing about…


Connecticut State Senator Surrenders to US Marshals in Campaign Fraud Case: Feds

A Democratic Connecticut state senator and a former Bridgeport Board of Education chairwoman surrendered to the U.S. Marshals Service and were charged with wire fraud in a bid to allegedly obtain tens of thousands of dollars in campaign grants, officials said. Dennis Bradley Jr., who was elected to the state Senate in 2018 and had…


18 Cases of Heart Inflammation After COVID-19 Vaccination Reported in Connecticut

A single state has recorded 18 cases of myocarditis in people who received a COVID-19 vaccine. All of the cases in Connecticut required hospitalization. Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Deirdre Gifford told reporters during a virtual press briefing on Monday that the cases have been “rare” and “mild.” But she added later when asked how many…


Connecticut Offers $1,000 Bonus to Long-Term Unemployed People Who Find Jobs

The state of Connecticut will give $1,000 to people who have been without a job for at least two months and secure employment. “I want work to pay. I want people to have a real incentive when they go back to work,” Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, told a press conference this week. “You see…


Connecticut Ends Religious Vaccine Exemptions for Students

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law on Wednesday a bill that ends religious exemptions from mandatory school vaccinations in the state. Medical exemptions from immunizations remain in effect. “Serious illnesses that have been well-controlled for many decades, such as measles, tuberculosis, and whooping cough … have reemerged,” Lamont said in a statement. “The number…


NTSB: Pilot Error Likely Caused Vintage Bomber’s Fatal Crash

HARTFORD—Pilot error probably caused the 2019 crash of a World War II-era bomber in Connecticut that killed seven people and wounded six others, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report released Tuesday. It cited inadequate maintenance as a contributing factor. The four-engine, propeller-driven B-17G Flying Fortress bomber with 13 people aboard crashed at…


Connecticut to Ease Some CPP Virus Restrictions but ‘Not Going to Be Like Mississippi and Texas’

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced plans on Thursday to ease some of the state’s restrictions related to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus but said Connecticut won’t be like Mississippi or Texas. According to Lamont’s plans, from March 19, Connecticut is lifting capacity limits for most venues like retail, libraries, personal services, indoor recreation, gyms/fitness…


Connecticut to Ease Some CCP Virus Restrictions but ‘Not Going to Be Like Mississippi and Texas’

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced plans on Thursday to ease some of the state’s restrictions related to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus but said Connecticut won’t be like Mississippi or Texas. According to Lamont’s plans, from March 19, Connecticut is lifting capacity limits for most venues like retail, libraries, personal services, indoor recreation, gyms/fitness…


Fire Destroys Part of Paul Newman’s Camp for Ill Children

A fire on Friday evening destroyed a large section of Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for seriously ill children in Connecticut. Jimmy Canton, the chief executive of the camp in Ashford, said it appears no one was injured in the blaze, which was reported to fire officials through an automatic fire alarm…