Dan Haar

2 weeks ago | darientimes.com | Dan Haar

From the start of sports betting in Connecticut and other states in the Northeast four years ago, people located in the state have not been allowed to place wagers on events involving the teams of universities located in the state. No betting on UConn basketball or football, in the largest examples, unless you're physically outside of Connecticut — except for the March Madness tournament bracket.

2 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Dan Haar

From the start of sports betting in Connecticut and other states in the Northeast four years ago, people located in the state have not been allowed to place wagers on events involving the teams of universities located in the state. No betting on UConn basketball or football, in the largest examples, unless you're physically outside of Connecticut - except for the March Madness tournament bracket.

2 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Dan Haar

As Connecticut battles the Trump administration over money for federal programs authorized by Congress, few people have considered a weapon to hit back: money the state sends to Washington, D.C. State Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, not only thought of it, but late last week he also filed an amendment to a bill in the state legislature that would allow Connecticut to keep millions of dollars it owes the federal government.

3 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Dan Haar

I was a bit surprised when The Connecticut Forum announced on Tuesday it will have former President Barack Obama for a conversation on June 17. Seemed to me Obama had already done this gig. Or at least, he should have by now, eight years after leaving office. The reason: The Connecticut Forum, founded in 1992, is custom-made for Obama's type of message.

4 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Dan Haar

The world knows Connecticut for a few things: Submarines. Yale. Helicopters. Jet engines. Paul Newman. The M-16 rifle. Pizza. Keep Springsteen, New Jersey. We have pizza. And the state's most recent claim to fame: Christmas movies. Over the last decade, we have made ourselves the Christmas movie state, complete with a Christmas Movie Trail that opened last fall in a splashy event at the landmark Robbins House in Wethersfield.