CT Examiner • 22nd August 2024

Connecticut’s Young Democratic Delegates Weigh in on DNC

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Corey Frate, one of Connecticut’s young delegates at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, did a complete 180 when he went to vote in the 2016 presidential election.

Frate, 27, comes from a long line of Republicans in the historically conservative town of Darien. He had registered as a Republican right out of high school. But in 2016, he found himself questioning his place in the party.

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CT Examiner • 12th March 2024

UConn Faculty Question Contractor's Role in Budget Cuts

Several UConn faculty members are questioning the role of an outside consulting firm in the university’s cost-cutting decisions, and the possible elimination of academic programs and jobs.

CT Examiner • 26th June 2024

Defense Contractors Claim Top Donor Spots for Connecticut House Lawmakers

CT Examiner • 21st July 2024

Biden Drops Out — Murphy, Blumenthal and Others Respond

CT Examiner • 9th July 2024

Immunity Decision Hands Federal Courts Last Word in Trump Cases, Say Experts

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legal experts say the landmark Supreme Court decision last Monday hands federal courts the last word on the state cases facing former President Donald Trump.

CT Examiner • 27th July 2024

Himes on Harris (in Brief)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly a week after Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in as the Democratic nominee for president following President Joe Biden’s decision to leave the race, Rep. Jim Himes championed Harris in an interview with the CT Examiner for her appeal to portions of the electorate and her being part of a younger generation.

CT Examiner • 11th May 2024

‘The Dam is Going to Break,’ Courtney Tells CT Examiner

WASHINGTON – More than ten months after the Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan, in an interview with CT Examiner, U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney called on Congress to do more to relieve borrowers and lower the cost of college tuition, stressing that the issue is so urgent that, “the dam is going to break.”

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CT Examiner • 7th August 2024

Kids Online Safety Act Advances in Senate, Faces Uphill Battle in House

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill aimed at protecting children from online harm got a boost in the Senate last week, passing initial consideration and handing a win to Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who spearheaded the legislation.

CT Examiner • 18th July 2024

Lawmakers Condemn Political Violence as Probe into Trump Assassination Attempt Ramps Up

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Connecticut’s federal lawmakers recently condemned political violence, with U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy saying that the country’s politics are “badly broken,” but “not unfixable” in a thread of posts on X on Sunday.

CT Examiner • 21st August 2024

Biden Approves Emergency Declaration After Connecticut Flooding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to severe flooding on Sunday that resulted in at least two deaths and destroyed roads and bridges in southwestern Connecticut, President Joe Biden approved the state’s emergency declaration that Gov. Ned Lamont requested Monday, opening the door to federal relief during the recovery process.

CT Examiner • 16th July 2024

Trump Choice for VP, a ‘Turn to a New Generation,’ Earns Ire of Connecticut’s Delegation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Connecticut’s Congressional delegation roundly condemned former President Donald Trump’s choice of Sen. J.D. Vance to join the ticket as candidate for vice president, what others described as a ‘turn to a new generation’ for the Republican Party.

CT Examiner • 12th July 2024

Himes Breaks With Biden

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jim Himes became the first lawmaker from Connecticut to urge Biden to end his presidential reelection bid, releasing a statement only minutes after President Joe Biden’s highly-anticipated press conference following the NATO summit Thursday night.

CT Examiner • 6th July 2024

‘A Quiet Coup,’ Murphy Warns of Court Decision

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the Supreme Court overturned the decades-long Chevron doctrine, effectively curtailing the power of federal agencies to regulate sectors like technology and the environment, Connecticut’s lawmakers on the Hill blasted the ruling with Sen. Chris Murphy going so far as to call it “a quiet coup.”

CT Examiner • 28th June 2024

Little Soul Searching as Connecticut’s Congressmen Talk Presidential Debate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy was the only Connecticut lawmaker who turned to X during last night’s CNN-hosted presidential debate, slamming former President Trump for his false claims and response to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol rioters in 2021.

CT Examiner • 21st June 2024

Connecticut’s Congressional Reps Vote Down Defense Bill, as Culture Wars Overtake Bipartisan Legislation

CT Examiner • 8th July 2024

Murphy, Blumenthal Torn by Biden Reelection Bid

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to Democrats on the Hill sent Monday morning, President Joe Biden reaffirmed his intention to run for president despite reports that many members of Congress have either directly asked Biden to drop out or raised concerns about the president running again. And while Sen. Richard Blumenthal appears to have fallen in line and continues to back Biden, Sen. Chris Murphy has taken a slightly different tack, saying on CNN’s State of the Union that if Biden can’t prove himself to skeptics, “then he’s got a decision to make about what the path forward is.”

CT Examiner • 3rd June 2024

Once a Red Line, Connecticut Reps Press for Regulating Tech Sector

WASHINGTON, D.C. –As new technologies like artificial intelligence drive the tech industry, members of Connecticut’s federal delegation have been testing a regulatory red line drawn in Congress during the heyday of the early 1990s internet boom.

CT Examiner • 5th April 2024

Waterbury Secures $5M to Renovate Church into Youth Health Clinic

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As a first step toward expanding school-based health centers in Waterbury, the city is planning to use new federal funding to renovate St. Lucy’s Church as a one-stop clinic for local students.

“It’s valuable for students because they already have trusted adults that they have connections with, within the school setting,” said Aisling McGuckin, director of the Waterbury Public Health Department. “They have a network of teachers that are looking out for them, they have their s