NEWINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — When someone hits it big on a lottery win in Connecticut, it’s not just the customer that goes home with something. The store that sold the winning ticket gets a “retailer bonus” too. So when Stop & Shop in Newington sold a million-dollar scratch game ticket in April, the company got […]

In one of the most widely anticipated legislative actions this session, the Connecticut House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 4 on Tuesday night with a bipartisan 144-3 vote. The wide-ranging legislation seeks to lower electricity rates, modernize the electric grid, expand oversight of utility companies and prepare for a decarbonized energy future. The Senate had approved […]

HARTFORD — On the last day of the legislative session, state lawmakers Wednesday approved capital projects totaling about $6.6 billion for the two-year budget that starts July 1. That bill includes long-term bonding for lowering state energy bills, financing billions in school construction projects and expanding security measures for houses of worship. The 256-page bond bill […]

A nationwide coordinated crackdown on retail crime — what authorities are calling the first of its kind — led to hundreds of arrests in 28 states last week. The blitz, led by Illinois’ Cook County regional organized crime task force, involved more than 100 jurisdictions and over 30 retailers including Home Depot, Macy’s, Target, Ulta Beauty, Walgreens, Krogerand Meijer. “When you […]