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As AI gains a workplace foothold, states are trying to make sure workers don't get left behind

States are trying to help workers beef up their tech skills before they become outdated and get outfoxed by machines that are becoming increasingly smarter

As AI gains a workplace foothold, states are trying to make sure workers don't get left behind
Local|News|Political

Connecticut lawmakers take first steps to pass bill calling for cameras at absentee ballot boxes

Connecticut lawmakers are taking their first steps toward tightening absentee ballot laws since video last year captured people stuffing reams of ballots into collection boxes in Bridgeport, the state's most populous city

Connecticut lawmakers take first steps to pass bill calling for cameras at absentee ballot boxes
Business|Food

A real nut case: Cold Stone Creamery faces suit over lack of real pistachios in pistachio ice cream

A federal judge in New York has given the go-ahead to a New York woman’s class action lawsuit which claims consumers are being duped by Cold Stone Creamery when they purchase certain flavors that “do not contain their represented ingredients.”

Education|Political|World

Small pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held

Small pro-Palestinian protests are popping up sporadically as colleges and universities hold commencement services

Small pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held
Education|News|Political

US Coast Guard boss says she is not trying to hide the branch’s failure to handle sex assault cases

The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has tried to assure frustrated senators she is not attempting to cover up the branch’s failure to adequately handle cases of sexual assault and harassment at the service academy in Connecticut

US Coast Guard boss says she is not trying to hide the branch’s failure to handle sex assault cases
News|Local|Political

Former Connecticut budget official arrested, pleads not guilty to bribery and extortion charges

A former top official in Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget office has pleaded not guilty to extortion, bribery, conspiracy and false statement charges

Former Connecticut budget official arrested, pleads not guilty to bribery and extortion charges
Business|News|Political|Technology

Connecticut Senate passes wide-ranging bill to regulate AI. But its fate remains uncertain

The Connecticut Senate has passed one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to reign in bias in artificial intelligence decision-making and protect people from harm

Connecticut Senate passes wide-ranging bill to regulate AI. But its fate remains uncertain
Business|News|Political

New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next

New Jersey is incentivizing taxpayers who work from home for New York based employers to sue New York in court for taxing their wages

New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next
News|Political

Connecticut becomes one of the last states to allow early voting after years of debate

Connecticut has finally launched an early, in-person voting system years after almost every other state in the country decided to offer a similar option to voters

Connecticut becomes one of the last states to allow early voting after years of debate
Education|News|Political

Connecticut considering barring legacy admissions at private colleges, in addition to public ones

Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges and universities across the state, including private ones like Yale University

Connecticut considering barring legacy admissions at private colleges, in addition to public ones
Business|Education|Entertainment|News

Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books, seek new state laws in fight with publishers

Libraries across the U.S. are struggling to cover the cost of e-books, which have grown in popularity

Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books, seek new state laws in fight with publishers
Education|Environment|News|Political

Students lobby to dethrone Connecticut's state insect, the voraciously predatory praying mantis

When it comes to state insects, most states honor fuzzy or beloved bugs like honey bees or butterflies

Students lobby to dethrone Connecticut's state insect, the voraciously predatory praying mantis
News|Political

Bridgeport mayor wins do-over election in race marred by ballot irregularities

The mayor of Connecticut’s most populous city has won a do-over election, months after a judge threw out the result of the last one because of allegations of absentee ballot box stuffing

Bridgeport mayor wins do-over election in race marred by ballot irregularities
News|Political

Fatigue and frustration as final do-over mayoral election looms in Connecticut's largest city

Nearly four months after a judge tossed out the results of a Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city and ordered a new election, the race remains in limbo

Fatigue and frustration as final do-over mayoral election looms in Connecticut's largest city
News

US Coast Guard service members don't feel safe, new review says. Officials are promising changes

U.S. Coast Guard officials are promising reforms after an internal review found a “permissive environment” for sexual assault and harassment in the service

US Coast Guard service members don't feel safe, new review says. Officials are promising changes
News|Political

Connecticut city's 'mishandled ballots' fuel election skeptics. Experts call problem local, limited

A judge's order for a new primary in Connecticut’s largest city because of alleged absentee ballot fraud captured on surveillance video is fueling skepticism about the security of U.S. elections, as well as conspiracy theories involving the 2020 presidential election

Connecticut city's 'mishandled ballots' fuel election skeptics. Experts call problem local, limited
News|Political

Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control law since the Sandy Hook shooting

Connecticut’s most wide-ranging gun control measure since the 2013 law enacted after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is taking effect

Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control law since the Sandy Hook shooting
News|Political

Surveillance video prompts Connecticut elections officials to investigate Bridgeport primary

Surveillance video of a woman in Connecticut stuffing papers into an absentee ballot drop box has prompted an investigation into possible election fraud

Surveillance video prompts Connecticut elections officials to investigate Bridgeport primary

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