Connecticut

Police Chief Michael Lombardo said Trumbull residents have complained about speeding getting out of hand in town, which spurred the department to find new ways to get it under control.

A collaboration between the Connecticut Department of Education and the Office of Workforce Strategy has enlisted industry partners to work with high schools on offering more than 300 Industry Recognized Credentials.

Greenwich school leaders are notifying families, particularly of middle school students, that a new law went into effect in Connecticut this week requiring an operator's license to ride e-bikes and e-scooters.

New Haven is the first of three Connecticut cities to emerge with a share of $100 million designated by the state to promote the expansion of next-generation technology in Connecticut.

The state Department of Consumer Protection proposes adding Internet websites and social media to the definition of advertising, and adding Internet sales to state residents to price comparison regulations.

Professors at Central Connecticut State University worry that reliance on artificial intelligence tools is already changing student behavior — less thinking abstractly, less engagement and potential cognitive decline.

Given the relative frequency of school shootings nationwide, Connecticut schools are fielding concerns from parents about whether and how they can reach their kids in an emergency.

Bridgeport's history of voting irregularities, including cases of absentee ballot fraud dating back to the 1980s, will translate to mandatory video monitoring of ballot boxes in all Connecticut towns and cities.

New Jersey-based developer Scale Microgrids is working on a 3.5-story project with 21 fuel cells expected to come online next year. It will heat 20 buildings at the University of Bridgeport and a new city high school.

With support from a state grant, New Milford will be able to expand community Wi-Fi coverage to key outdoor spaces in town and provide internet access to residents in need.

The 900-page federal bill is expected to promote private schools at the expense of public ones, reduce student loan options and food assistance, cut into school budgets and heavily tax private university endowments.

The link to the payment site, which is currently available from the town's website and Facebook page, allows residents to look up their tax bills from the past three years and pay them digitally.

The investment would help a proposed applied artificial intelligence center in Hartford outfit itself with crucial, rapidly evolving tech that could give the city a boost in its efforts to win state funding.

Despite a company’s assurances about using only modern technology, its proposed trash-processing plant hit a wall of public opposition when residents recently voted 10-1 against the idea.

RiverTech, a high school being built by Goodwin University, will teach elements of business, entrepreneurship and technology, with an emphasis on new technology and concentrations in fields such as AI and cybersecurity.

Connecticut lawmakers on the state and national level are pushing for new Internet-related legislation aimed at protecting children, citing a state insider investigation.

Gov. Ned Lamont and the state’s Republicans have opposed the law, saying they do not want to stifle an emerging industry that can create jobs and economic opportunities in Connecticut.

School districts across Connecticut are monitoring how students access videos on YouTube, with some banning certain grades from accessing YouTube completely and others restricting content for specific age groups.