top of page
Latest Posts
Connecticut had highway tolls for decades until public outcry over a catastrophic tractor-trailer crash at the Stratford toll plaza—which killed seven people and ignited an inferno in 1983—led lawmakers to dismantle them entirely by the late 1980s. Upon taking office in 2019, Governor Ned Lamont pushed hard to bring back electronic toll gantries to shore up the state's depleted Special Transportation Fund. A fierce grassroots backlash forced his administration to withdraw the plan. They're...
Could Tolls Return to Connecticut—and Can You Trust a Politician's Promise?
Connecticut had highway tolls for decades until public outcry over a catastrophic tractor-trailer crash at the Stratford toll plaza—which killed seven people and ignited an inferno...
Nov 3, 2026
- Sen Chris Murphy (CT-D) on CNN Oct 28, 2026 - On Halloween afternoon, a routine family Saturday took a frightening turn for Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy. While watching his son’s ice hockey game in the Washington, D.C. area, the 53-year-old senator felt sudden numbness in his arm. He was rushed to a local hospital, diagnosed with a stroke, and transferred to The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. His office reports he is awake, alert, and expected to make a full recovery. The...
The Human Toll of Modern Politics: CT Senator Chris Murphy Hospitalized After Stroke at 53
- Sen Chris Murphy (CT-D) on CNN Oct 28, 2026 - On Halloween afternoon, a routine family Saturday took a frightening turn for Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy. While watching his...
Nov 2, 2026
In the tense final days before an election, composure on the campaign trail is often pushed to the limit. During a Saturday morning stop at Scalzi Park in Stamford, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont was captured on video swiping at a smartphone held by a reporter representing the Connecticut Centinel. The confrontation, which quickly circulated across social media, escalated when the reporter approached the governor to press him about Rob Blanchard—a former Lamont administration aide running for...
CT Gov. Lamont Brushes Aside Reporter’s Camera in Tense Campaign Trail Confrontation
In the tense final days before an election, composure on the campaign trail is often pushed to the limit. During a Saturday morning stop at Scalzi Park in Stamford, Connecticut Gov...
Nov 1, 2026
bottom of page