Juliana Lepore

1 week ago | wtnh.com | Mike Cerulli |Juliana Lepore

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Museums, theater companies and restaurants came to the Capitol full force on Wednesday, showing off their products and making a push for more money to be spent marketing the state. The head of the Connecticut Restaurant Association said that if legislators don’t commit to more spending, the state will fall further behind in a high-priced marketing war with other New England destinations.

1 week ago | wtnh.com | Mackenzie Maynard |Juliana Lepore

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Tweed Airport could be one step closer to their expansion that’s been talked about for years. The project is facing environmental scrutiny as it moves into the hands of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). The next step in the process is submitting the Inland and Tidal Wetland permit application to DEEP. The land surrounding the airport is currently zoned as coastal wetlands, and the permitting process is expected to be strict.

1 week ago | wtnh.com | Ken Houston |Juliana Lepore

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In New Haven, Hartford, and elsewhere, groups united across labor, social justice, faith and immigration rallied on Thursday, hoping to get the message across to Gov. Ned Lamont that families are struggling. “We need support, we need health care funded, we need housing protections, we need public education funded,” Norma Martinez-Hosang, director of the Connecticut for All Coalition, said.

1 week ago | wtnh.com | Juliana Lepore |Mike Cerulli

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut House of Representatives voted Wednesday to advance a new piece of gun legislation that could open firearms makers and retailers up to more lawsuits. The bill goes back to 2012, when families of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting sued the manufacturer of the rifle that was used in the shooting, arguing that the way the manufacturer marketed the rifle led to it winding up in the hands of the young, unstable man who perpetrated the shooting.

2 weeks ago | wtnh.com | Juliana Lepore |Mike Cerulli

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut House of Representatives voted Wednesday to advance a new piece of gun legislation that could open firearms makers and retailers up to more lawsuits. The bill goes all the way back to 2012, when families of victims in the Sandy Hook shooting sued the manufacturer of the rifle that was used in the shooting, arguing that the way the manufacturer marketed the rifle led to it winding up in the hands of the young, unstable man who perpetrated the shooting.