Connecticut has received $43 million to improve broadband internet service across the state.

Gov. Ned Lamont says it will be used to help underserved communities get connected.

"I think there's a new realization that broadband internet, it's not about gaming, it's not about social media. It really is key to being able to live in the 21st century," Lamont said. "It's tough to run a business if you don't have high-speed internet, and a lot of our local businesses on Main Street don't have that access." Read More

COVID-19 might have paused the Saint Raphael Campus neurosciences center and inpatient bed tower plans, but the pandemic has yielded valuable lessons for the project that will enhance the quality of care and safety for patients and staff.

The project, first announced in 2019, will fulfill Yale New Haven’s vision of providing a unique setting for patients seeking innovative neurosciences care, from treatment for movement disorders to procedures for neuro-regeneration.

Original plans called for constructing two new towers that will include 214 inpatient beds; completing Verdi building renovations; expanding the SRC Emergency Department, Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology; and adding patient and employee parking. Read More

While most Connecticut residents would not be surprised to hear that many of the wealthiest movers into the state came from New York, they may be surprised to hear that many also came from California’s Bay Area.

CT Insider previously reported that Connecticut residents were packing up and moving down to counties in Florida during the pandemic. We used the same IRS migration data for people who moved and filed their 2020 taxes in Connecticut to answer the question: Where did they live in 2019? The other side of this data found that many wealthy Bay Area-residents made their way to the Nutmeg State during the lockdown era of the pandemic, in addition to New Yorkers. Read More