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Also known as: Constitution State
- Capital:
- Hartford
- Population:
- (2020) 3,605,944; (2022 est.) 3,626,205
- Governor:
- Ned Lamont (Democrat)
- Date Of Admission:
- January 9, 17882
- U.S. Senators:
- Chris Murphy (Democrat) Richard Blumenthal (Democrat)
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Jun. 7, 2023, 8:47 PM ET (AP)
2 Connecticut officers fired over treatment of man paralyzed in police van after 2022 arrest
Two police officers in New Haven, Connecticut, have been fired for what authorities call their reckless actions and lack of compassion in handling prisoner Richard “Randy” Cox after he became paralyzed in the back of a police van last year
Jun. 3, 2023, 11:42 AM ET (AP)
Connecticut governor poised to sign state's most sweeping gun measure since post-Sandy Hook laws
A slate of gun control measures was headed Saturday to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's desk, after an all-night state Senate debate and early morning vote to approve the state's most wide-ranging gun legislation since the laws that followed the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting
Jun. 2, 2023, 6:23 PM ET (AP)
8 construction workers injured as building partially collapses during concrete mishap in New Haven
A building under construction partially collapsed Friday in New Haven, Connecticut, when a concrete pour went awry, injuring eight workers, including two critically, city officials said, adding there were no fatalities
May 31, 2023, 3:33 PM ET (AP)
Former Connecticut lawmaker gets 27 months in prison for stealing over $1 million in coronavirus aid
A former Connecticut state representative was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Wednesday for stealing more than $1.2 million from the city of West Haven — most of it in federal coronavirus-related aid — and using a good chunk of it to fuel his gambling addiction
May 26, 2023, 8:03 PM ET (AP)
Bear helps itself to 60 cupcakes from Connecticut bakery, scares employees
A hungry bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away
Connecticut, constituent state of the United States of America. It was one of the original 13 states and is one of the six New England states. Connecticut is located in the northeastern corner of the country. It ranks 48th among the 50 U.S. states in terms of total area but is among the most densely populated. Lying in the midst of the great urban-industrial complex along the Atlantic coast, it borders Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, Long Island Sound (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean) to the south, and New York to the west. Hartford, in ...(100 of 5770 words)