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CT bottle bill now tackles redemption fraud. But is it happening?
The Connecticut Mirror
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July 21, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill last month intending to prevent hoards of out-of-state traffickers from making an extra nickel in Connecticut by collecting...
Christina Royal
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
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July 21, 2025
Dr. Christina Royal Christina Royal has been named interim president of Connecticut State Community College (CT State), the largest community college in New England. Royal will begin her term on August 1, 2025, and serve through June 30, 2026....
PODCAST: The oldest public ferry in the U.S. still runs in CT
The Connecticut Mirror
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July 21, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Connecticut is home to the oldest public ferry in the country. While most drivers prefer to use the newer bridges to commute, the boat is still a draw...
A Closer Look at the Raccoons of Connecticut
I95 Rock - Connecticut
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July 1, 2025
I drive to work at 4am, and usually the only animals I see on the way to work are garbagemen and deer, but not today. I almost hit a pair of baby raccoons on 202 in Bantam, I swerved at the last second and missed, thankfully, but then I almost hit...
Lawsuit challenges restrictions on health care, social services for people in US illegally
The Connecticut Mirror
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July 21, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s restrictions on...
From riding tech wave to kayaking the globe
Lakeside News - Georgia
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The remarkable journey of John Traendly John Traendly at Lake Lanier Olympic Park. The technology of moving products by air, land and sea put John Traendly’s analytical mind and enterprising spirit on a career journey spanning the world for more...
DePhillips’ Tax Credit Increase for Angel Investors in N.J. Tech Goes to Governor 6/30/2025
InsiderNJ - New Jersey
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Assemblyman Christopher P. DePhillips is close to successfully increasing the angel investor tax credit once again after doubling it in 2019. His bill incentivizing financial support for technology startups passed both the full Assembly and Senate...
ENR East 2025 Top Contractors: After Revenue Jump, Region’s Firms Grow Cautious Over Outlook
Engineering News Record
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July 21, 2025
Robust tech, health care and infrastructure sectors boosted revenue for firms participating in ENR East’s Top Contractors list. The inaugural ranking of the largest regional firms reflects ENR’s consolidation of its multiple U.S. regions into five...
Hamdenite Crowned Miss Connecticut
New Haven Independent - Connecticut
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June 30, 2025
Alina Rose Chen Photos Cayla Kumar of Hamden is crowned Miss Connecticut by 2024 titleholder Monica Fenwick. Victoria Diaz-Torrez of New Haven (center): “I grew up without parents, and I really wouldn’t be anywhere if it weren’t for my village.”...
How Connecticut cities compare among most and least educated in the country
NBC Connecticut
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June 30, 2025
As cities across the country compete to attract highly educated workers, the personal-finance website WalletHub has released its report on 2025’s Most & Least Educated Cities in America. No metropolitan area in Connecticut made the top 10, but one...
Nationwide injunction halts cuts to medical research funding
Silver State Times - Nevada
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June 30, 2025
Attorney General Aaron D. Ford | Nevada Attorney General OfficeAttorney General Aaron D. Ford | Nevada Attorney General Office Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford, along with a coalition of 21 other attorneys general, has secured a nationwide...
Week in review: National Science Foundation’s cap on overhead research funding struck down
Higher Ed Dive
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June 30, 2025
Most clicked story of the week: A federal judge struck down the National Science Foundation’s attempt to limit reimbursement for colleges’ indirect research costs to 15%, ruling that the policy overstepped the agency's authority and was "arbitrary...
Lifestyle Worcester Telegram & Gazette Woo! Science: The Worcester area holds clues to the Earth's distant past
Yahoo News
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Woo! Science is a column of science news and newsmakers in Worcester and the region. Got a science news idea? Email Margaret Smith at msmith@wickedlocal.com. So, dig. Literally. Maybe. As we go about our day, on the streets and roads of Worcester,...
SS&C To Acquire Global Funds Network For $1.0 Billion
Wealth Briefing
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One of the largest banking and wealth sector technology firms – based in the US – has agreed to acquire Calastone, a business headquartered in London which provides a global funds network. The deal speaks to continued consolidation and ferment in...
What New England state is best to fish in? See latest rankings
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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A new study by Fishing Booker ranks the best states for fishing in the U.S. Massachusetts is not ranked very highly on the list Two other states in New England are ranked higher than the Bay State in the new report Do you think Massachusetts is...
Galápagos Study Abroad is a ‘Life-Changing Experience’
University of Massachusetts Lowell
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07/21/2025 By Ed Brennen Just as evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin filled his journals with observations and sketches from the Galápagos Islands nearly two centuries ago, 16 Kennedy College of Sciences students kept field journals during their...
Kevin Rennie: The strange path of a perilous Connecticut scandal
Hartford Courant - Connecticut
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June 28, 2025
In a New Britain courtroom on Monday morning, a story turned into a scandal. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chairwoman Marissa Gillett was not present, but she will not be able to dodge the consequences of the announcement by an attorney...
‘Drunk’ United Airlines pilot was forced into rehab for alcoholism. He actually had a concussion, lawsuit claims
The Independent
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July 21, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Proposed sale of Aquarion Water sparks debate over rates and local control
The Connecticut Mirror
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July 21, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. A proposed $2.4 billion sale of Aquarion Water Company to the nonprofit Aquarion Water Authority (AWA) has ignited fierce debate across Connecticut....
Chuck's Arcade brings new tech, Chuck-E-Cheese vibe to Mall of Georgia
FOX 5 Atlanta - Georgia
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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A new arcade with a nostalgic twist just opened at the Mall of Georgia. Chuck's Arcade brings the Chuck E. Cheese brand to an older crowd, according to the company's senior vice president. Grand opening What we know: The new...