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☆ A Connecticut home with a private FAA-approved airstrip and hangar has hit the market for $2.9 million. Take a look.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A three-bedroom, four-bathroom home has hit the market in Connecticut for $2.9 million. The home features the only FAA-approved private paved airstrip in the state. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementConnecticut's only home with an FAA-approved private paved airstrip is selling for $2.9 million. AdvertisementTake a look inside.

Persons: —, Barbara Hackman Franklin, Wallace Barnes, Ellen Sebastian Organizations: FAA, Service, Property, Business, of Commerce, Sotheby's International Realty Locations: Connecticut, Bristol

☆ One chart shows just how much women's college basketball ratings have soared while men's have dipped
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Cork Gaines | Andy Kiersz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Viewership for the women's NCAA basketball championship surpassed the men's final for the first time. Over the next three years, the TV audience for the women's final grew by 23% to an average of 3.7 million. Women's basketball popularity goes beyond championship game ratingsWe have seen other evidence of women's college basketball's emerging dominance in the sports landscape. Meanwhile, merchandise sales related to women's college basketball are also soaring. JuJu Watkins celebrates with USC fans following a win during the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.

Persons: —, Nielsen, Caitlin Clark —, Angel Reese, Dawn Staley, Clark, University of Connecticut's Paige Bueckers, Juju Watkins, James, LeBron James, JuJu Watkins, Wally Skalij, Darren Rovell, Bruce B, Greenspoon Marder, you've, Siegal Organizations: NCAA, WNBA, Service, University of Iowa, University of South Carolina, Purdue University, University of Connecticut, Nielsen, Sports Media Watch, Louisiana State, University of South, Business, Nike, University of, University of Southern, USC, Indiana Fever, Impact, Vanderbilt University Locations: Louisiana, University of South Carolina, University of Southern California

☆ The men's college basketball Final Four teams earn $19.3 million in revenue. The women's teams earn 27% of that.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Women's college basketball popularity is up, but their revenue still lags behind the men's teams. AdvertisementMany women's college basketball teams are setting records for attendance and could see a subsequent revenue boost from ticket, merchandise, and concession sales. Meanwhile, the NCAA sold the television rights to the men's basketball championship separately from the other sports. The deal for men's college basketball is worth more than $1.1 billion annually and also goes through 2032. AdvertisementThose watching for the disparity in revenue between the women's and men's college basketball teams to narrow may have to be patient.

Persons: —, University of Iowa's Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, JuJu Watkins, University of Connecticut's Paige Bueckers, Nielsen, What's, Darron Cummings, Bruce B, Siegel, Greenspoon Marder, Caitlin Clarks, Reeses, Paige Bueckers, Steph Chambers Organizations: Service, NCAA Division, US Department of Education, NCAA, University of Connecticut, North, North Carolina State, South Carolina State University, North Carolina State University, University of Alabama, Purdue University —, Carolina State University —, University of South, University of South Carolina —, of Connecticut, Iowa State, University of Iowa's, University of Southern, University of, LSU, ESPN, North Carolina State's, Duke, Elite, LSU's, Iowa Hawkeyes, AP, Impact, Vanderbilt University, Hawkeyes, Associated Press Locations: North Carolina, South, University of South Carolina, Louisiana, North

Saturday marks the final day of early voting before Tuesday’s presidential primary and turnout so far has been light. Delaware previously allowed early voting, but a state court struck it down as unconstitutional in a Feb. 23 ruling. Marya Ursin finally got the chance to vote early in Connecticut and at a time that suited her busy schedule. Connecticut came close in 2014 to finally amending its constitution to grant the General Assembly the authority to eliminate restrictions on early voting and allow expanded eligibility for absentee ballots. “Too much opportunity for cheating,” JoLynn Brochu said of the early voting option.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, ’, Stephanie Thomas, Marya Ursin, ”, Biden, “, Peggy Roberts, they’re, Roberts, JoLynn, Dan Brochu, ” JoLynn Brochu, Brochu Organizations: Republicans, Stonington Town, Assembly, Republican Locations: STONINGTON, Conn, Connecticut, — Alabama, Delaware , Mississippi, New Hampshire, Delaware, Stonington, Stonington Town Hall

☆ Airlines Avelo and Breeze, three years after their pandemic debut, prepare for a profitable year
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Ryan Anastasio | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The inaugural flight of an Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa on April 28, 2021. "When you have Goliaths, and you're just David, it's really hard," said Avelo Airlines CEO Andrew Levy. David Neeleman, founder and CEO of Breeze Airways, before boarding the airline's inaugural flight at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida, on May 27, 2021. A Breeze Airways airplane on the tarmac at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida, on May 27, 2021. Operational costsOffering low airfares has made industry-wide cost increases all the more daunting for Avelo and Breeze.

Persons: Charles M, Schulz, Patrick T, Fallon, They've, David, it's, Andrew Levy, Avelo, Levy, David Neeleman, Matt May, Henry Harteveldt, Harteveldt, Connecticut's, Neeleman Organizations: Avelo Airlines Boeing, Hollywood Burbank Airport, Airport, AFP, Getty, U.S, Breeze Airways, Los Angeles International, Avelo, United, Breeze, Southwest Airlines, Tampa International Airport, Bloomberg, Atmosphere Research, New Haven Airport, Wilmington, JetBlue Airways, Azul, Westchester County Airport, Canton Airport, International Airport, Airlines Locations: Hollywood, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, Angeles, Islip, Long, New York City, Delta, Southwest, U.S, Ukraine, Tampa , Florida, Florida, South Carolina, California, Puerto Rico, New, Westchester, Akron, Ohio, Hartford , Connecticut, Charleston , South Carolina, Vegas, Los Angeles, Breeze

A challenger to the mayor of Connecticut’s largest city announced Wednesday that he's staying in the race, despite losing a do-over Democratic primary ordered by a judge who threw out the results of the last one because of allegations of absentee ballot stuffing. Surrounded by supporters, Gomes raised concerns with the recent primary, saying some of his supporters were turned away, among other possible election law violations. His campaign has requested absentee ballots and absentee ballot applications to review. Gomes has come under pressure to bow out of the protracted and complicated race after incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim won last week's primary. Ganim, who has denied any knowledge of alleged absentee ballot stuffing, has accused the Gomes campaign of committing election law violations as well.

Persons: he's, ” John Gomes, Gomes, “, ”, Joe Ganim, Ganim, Republican David Herz, Lamond Daniels, Ned Lamont, Daniels, ” Herz, Herz, William Clark, ” Clark Organizations: Democratic, Independent Party, Republican, City Council, Democratic Gov Locations: Connecticut’s, Bridgeport, New York City, Superior

☆ Meet CenterBook Partners, the hedge fund powered by intel from dozens of other managers
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

That dozens of funds — the firm currently has 28 different partner funds that feed data into the strategy plus a waitlist of five other managers — would share their holdings is novel. The average hedge fund was up 7.5%, according to Hedge Fund Research. The managers who have partnered with CenterBook, Stemerman said, have a long time horizon — think months instead of days — on their trades, so the edge isn't lost if CenterBook also makes the same trade in its book. CenterBook, if assets grow as expected, aims to bring on another 10 partner funds this year, the source close to management tells Business Insider. While the manager has only 18 full-time employees, its partner funds have more than 100 investment analysts working at them.

Persons: David Stemerman, Steve Mandel's Lone, Conatus, CenterBook, Stemerman, —, tearsheet, hadn't Organizations: Business, Connecticut's, Alpha, CenterBook, Global Alpha, Fund, Citadel, Apple Locations: Charlotte, Lone

Political Cartoons View All 1274 ImagesNew Jersey's law banning smoking in public businesses specifically exempts Atlantic City's casinos. “I feel extremely confident that people will lose their jobs” under a total smoking ban. Support for a casino smoking ban is widespread among New Jersey lawmakers, with a bipartisan majority in both chambers, and Democratic Gov. Shreveport, Louisiana ended a smoking ban in its casinos in June. The casino industry opposes a smoking ban, saying it would lose customers and revenue if smoking were banned while still being allowed in casinos in nearby states.

Persons: “, ”, Lamont White, Nicole Vitola, Sen, Richard Codey, Joseph Vitale, ” Vitale, Fred Madden, ” Madden, Mark Giannantonio, Phil Murphy, Chris Moyer, “ We're, Christina Renna, ___, Wayne Parry Organizations: Democratic, Capitol, Democrat, Casino Association of New, New, Democratic Gov, Atlantic City, Chamber of Commerce Southern, Gaming, Washington , D.C, Resorts — Locations: TRENTON, N.J, Atlantic City, Casino Association of New Jersey, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island , Virginia , Kansas , Michigan, Nevada, Shreveport , Louisiana, Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey, Vegas, Washington ,, Boston, Maryland, Ocean, www.twiter.com

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has set Jan. 23 as the date for a new Democratic primary election in the Bridgeport mayor's race after having tossed out the September election results because of alleged ballot box stuffing. Judge William Clark issued the order late Friday afternoon after Mayor Joe Ganim and challenger John Gomes agreed on the Jan. 23 date. Ganim beat Gomes in the primary by 251 votes out of nearly 8,200 cast. Gomes won the in-person voting count, but Ganim pulled ahead during the absentee ballot count. Political Cartoons View All 1256 ImagesGanim went on to narrowly win the Nov. 7 general election, which the judge could not stop because of state law.

Persons: William Clark, Joe Ganim, John Gomes, Clark, ”, Ganim, Gomes Organizations: Democratic Locations: BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Connecticut, Bridgeport, U.S, Connecticut's

Cows That Survived Connecticut Truck Crash Are Doing Fine, Get Vet's OK to Head on to OhioConnecticut's Agriculture Department says 30 cows that survived a truck tipover that killed 14 others on a Connecticut highway this week have gotten a veterinary check and are cleared to complete their journey

Organizations: Ohio Connecticut's Agriculture Department Locations: Ohio, Connecticut

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A local Democratic official in Connecticut's largest city invoked her 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination Friday rather than answer questions in court about allegations of illegal ballot box stuffing during a recent mayoral primary. In some of them, a woman resembling Geter-Pataky, who works as a greeter at the City Hall annex, can be seen making repeat trips to an absentee ballot drop box outside the building early in the morning on Sept. 5 and stuffing documents inside. In other videos, it appears she hands other people documents that could be ballots and escorts them to the box. Gomes' attorney in the lawsuit, William Bloss, said the videos prove widespread abuse of the absentee ballot system in Bridgeport. Under Connecticut law, certain family members, police, local election officials or a caregiver can drop off a ballot for an absentee voter.

Persons: Wanda Geter, Joe Ganim, John Gomes, ”, John Gulash, Gomes, Bridgeport’s, William Clark, Ganim, William Bloss, It's, ” Bloss, ” Ganim, Bloss, Eneida Martinez, Martinez, John Bailey Kennelly, Patricia Howard, “, Mike Lindell's Organizations: Democratic, Bridgeport Democratic, Committee, Bridgeport, City Council, Democrat Locations: BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Connecticut's, Bridgeport, Connecticut, “

Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island will procure future wind energy projects together rather than separately as part of a joint agreement the states' governors announced Wednesday — the first such multi-state agreement in the nation. Energy from off-shore wind projects is seen as key to meeting each states' climate change goals. The new multistate agreement, which could become a model for other parts of the country, comes as some offshore wind developers are seeking to renegotiate contracts they signed with states in 2019 and 2020 when costs were lower. This week, electric utility Avangrid announced it was pulling out of Connecticut's largest offshore wind project, Park City Wind, calling the current terms “unfinanceable." Political Cartoons View All 1199 ImagesEnergy developers will have until January to submit proposals to be considered for multi-state offshore wind projects that can generate up to 6,000 megawatts.

Persons: Ned Lamont, ”, Lamont Organizations: Connecticut Gov, Energy, Democrat Locations: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode

“We will not take a break and we cannot stop now, and we will continue to pass life-saving laws until we end gun violence in Connecticut. Our lives depend on it,” said Jeremy Stein, executive director of Connecticut Against Gun Violence. Immediately after it was passed, the law was challenged in court by gun rights supporters. Connecticut’s landmark 2013 gun law, passed in response to the 2012 elementary school shooting in Newtown that claimed 26 lives, is also being contested in court. Besides Connecticut, which has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, other politically liberal-leaning states including California, Washington, Colorado and Maryland also have passed gun laws this year that face legal challenges.

Persons: Ned Lamont, “, ”, Jeremy Stein, Gavin Newsom, Newsom, Vincent Candelora, Pro Tempore Martin Looney, Looney, Lamont Organizations: —, Sandy, Elementary, Democratic Gov, Besides Connecticut, U.S, Supreme, California, Republican, Assembly, Pro Tempore Locations: HARTFORD, Conn, Connecticut, Newtown, Besides, California, Washington , Colorado, Maryland, North Branford, ”, New Haven, ” Connecticut

☆ Map: How much money you need to make to be in the top 1% in every U.S. state—it's nearly $1 million in Connecticut
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

But in one state, it means you've just crossed over into the top 1% of earners. Your household needs to bring in a whopping $952,902 to crack the top 1% in Connecticut, the highest threshold for any state, according to a recent SmartAsset analysis. That's nearly three times the income needed to be in the 1% in West Virginia, the state with the lowest threshold at $367,582. Connecticut's median household income of $90,730 is one of the highest in the country and well above the national median of $74,580, according to Census Bureau data. See how much you'd need to make to be in the top 1% of households in your state:

Persons: That's Locations: Connecticut, West Virginia

☆ Unretirement: The lure to return to work
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Chris Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - When Marc Matsil retired to Connecticut's bucolic northwest hills two years ago, fly fishing and hiking filled his days. "Things have opened back up – and some people have realized that not only do they like the financial benefits of working, but the mental stimulation and social benefits as well." If you are nearing retirement, or retired and thinking about working again, here are some important things to consider. FIGURE OUT A SOCIAL SECURITY STRATEGYSome people take Social Security benefits as soon as possible to stay afloat. But if working longer enables you to delay those checks, the financial benefits are significant.

Persons: General Grant, Mike Segar, Marc Matsil, Rowe Price, Judith Ward, Ward, It's, Matsil, Walt Whitman, T.S, Eliot, Octavio Paz, Chris Taylor, Lauren Young, Richard Chang Organizations: General, Memorial, REUTERS, Natural Resources Group, New York City's Department of Parks and, Social, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S

Under the new legislation, the monitor will conduct inspections and investigations for the 2023 municipal election and the 2024 state election in Bridgeport. The possible electoral fraud incident is already the subject of a state elections investigation and a civil lawsuit filed by the candidate who lost the primary. Republicans in the Democratic-controlled General Assembly insisted Connecticut must take more steps to tighten its electoral laws and ensure confidence in elections across the state. “It's necessary to show the people of Connecticut that we're not going to tolerate people undermining our election process,” said state Sen. The $150,000 for the election monitor had been approved earlier this year for the two-year position, but it was mistakenly sent to the wrong state agency.

Persons: we're, ”, Sen, Rob Sampson, Sampson, Matt Ritter, ” Ritter, Bridgeport Sen, Marilyn Moore, Joseph Ganim, that's, Ned Lamont's, John Gomes, Gomes, Bridgeport’s, Ganim, “ Organizations: Republicans, Democratic, Republican, Democrat Locations: HARTFORD, Conn, Connecticut, Bridgeport, Wolcott, Hartford, New York, Pennsylvania, Bridgeport’s

NEW YORK (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 20 points, Rebecca Allen added 18 and the Connecticut Sun played stellar defense to beat the New York Liberty 78-63 on Sunday in the first game of their best-of-five WNBA semifinals playoff series. Third-seeded Connecticut lost all four games between the teams in the regular season, including getting blown out twice in New York. New York led by three at halftime before Connecticut went on a 16-2 run to start the third quarter. She scored the first five points of the fourth to push it to 70-55 — the team's biggest lead of the game. Allen had 12 to lead Connecticut while Alyssa Thomas had six points, five rebounds and five assists.

Persons: — DeWanna Bonner, Rebecca Allen, Hiedeman, Allen —, Jones, —, Bonner, Breanna, couldn't, Stewart, she's, Ionescu, Allen, Alyssa Thomas, Thomas, ___ Organizations: Connecticut Sun, New York Liberty, Connecticut, Sun, Liberty, New York, Minnesota, New Locations: New York, York, Washington, Connecticut

A judge vacated the felony murder convictions in 2020, after testing found the towel was free of blood. The two men filed a federal wrongful conviction lawsuit against Lee, eight police investigators and the town of New Milford. U.S. District Court Judge Victor Bolden ruled in July that there was no evidence Lee ever conducted any blood tests on the towel, and a summary judgement was issued against him. Under the settlement, which must still be approved by the General Assembly, Birch and Henning would each receive $12.6 million, Attorney General William Tong's office said. Simpson murder trial, in which he questioned the handling of blood evidence.

Persons: —, Henry Lee, Ralph “ Ricky ” Birch, Shawn Henning, Everett Carr, Lee, Victor Bolden, Birch, Henning, William Tong's, Lee . Lee, ”, Blood, Henry C, Simpson, JonBenet, Scott Peterson, Laci, Phil Spector, Spector Organizations: General, University of New, Lee, of Criminal, Forensic Sciences Locations: HARTFORD, Conn, New Milford, Hartford, New Milford . U.S, Birch, JonBenet Ramsey, Colorado

She finished the regular season second in the league in scoring, averaging a career-best 23 points a game. It’s been a lot of amazing basketball going on this year and makes you feel good going into the playoffs.”Stewart narrowly edged Las Vegas' A'ja Wilson by one vote from the 12-member media. It's the fourth time that an Aces player has won the award with Clark joining Dearica Hamby, who won it twice and Kelsey Plum. Joining them on the first-team are Seattle's Jewell Loyd and Las Vegas' Chelsea Gray. AP WNBA POWER POLLNew York finished atop the power poll with Las Vegas second.

Persons: Breanna Stewart, Stewart, “, ”, It’s, ” Stewart, Wilson, Alyssa Thomas, Thomas, Washington's Brittney Sykes, Alysha Clark, Clark, Dearica Hamby, Kelsey Plum, Connecticut's Stephanie White, Brionna Jones, Achilles, Brittney, Napheesa Collier, Griner, Collier, Satou, Sabally, Grace Berger, Dorka Juhasz, Diamond Miller, Jordan Horston, Haley Jones, Seattle's Jewell Loyd, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Sabrina Ionescu, Arike, Ogunbowale, ___ Organizations: Liberty, Associated, Aces, Las Vegas, AP, WNBA, Sun, Boston, Indiana Fever, Dallas Wings, Diamond Miller of, Las, AP WNBA, New York, Aces ., Phoenix Locations: Seattle, New York, Diamond Miller of Minnesota, Atlanta, Las Vegas, . Connecticut, Dallas, Washington, Aces . Atlanta, Minnesota, Chicago, Los Angeles, Indiana

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A police officer was killed and another was seriously injured Wednesday night when their cruiser was struck by a car speeding through a red light while fleeing a traffic stop in Connecticut's capital city, authorities said. Another car that had fled a traffic stop by other officers smashed into the passenger's side of the cruiser just west of downtown Hartford. The driver of the car, Richard Barrington, 18, of Hartford, was treated at a hospital, discharged and arrested, police said. While officers approached the car, Barrington sped away, drove through one red light and went through another red light before crashing into Garten and Kearney's cruiser, he said. The other officers did not chase after Barrington when he fled the traffic stop, the police chief said.

Persons: Robert “ Bobby ” Garten, Brian Kearney, ”, Luke Bronin, “ Bobby, Jason Thody, Garten, Kearney, Richard Barrington, Barrington, Sharmese Walcott, Hannah Dean, Dean, Thody, Ned Lamont, “, they’ll, ” Thody, “ Really Organizations: —, Hartford, ” Police, Hartford State's, Farmington . Gov, Hartford Whalers NHL, Goats Locations: HARTFORD, Conn, Hartford, Garten, Farmington ., U.S, Connecticut, Wethersfield

☆ I've been a UPS warehouse worker for almost 20 years. I like my job, but going to work in the summer is just awful.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Fortesa Latifi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A UPS warehouse worker in a southeastern US state says the summer heat has made their job difficult. Workers are given a heat safety training but also watch each other for signs of danger. During the hottest summer ever on record , my job in a UPS warehouse has been really difficult. My job is one of the physically easier ones in my warehouse, but going into work during the summer is just awful. "UPS and the Teamsters have also reached a tentative new agreement on heat safety with the Teamsters."

Persons: I've, we're, I'd, We've, we've, —, University of Connecticut's Korey, Manseen Logan Organizations: Workers, Morning, UPS, University of Connecticut's, Institute, Gatorade Sports Science Institute, Teamsters Locations: mlogan

☆ Connecticut's sprawling Copper Beech Farm estate sells for a record-breaking $139 million — see inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The estate once held the record for the country's most expensive home sale at $120 million in 2014. The property's seller is an LLC with ties to financier Ray Dalio, the Wall Street Journal reported. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The seller of Copper Beech Farm was The Conservation Institute LLC, a Connecticut company that has ties to hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio, the Wall Street Journal reported. Sotheby's International Realty's Leslie McElwreath and Joseph Barbieri represented the seller and Stephanie Bo Li of Douglas Elliman represented the buyer.

Persons: Ray Dalio, Ken Griffin's, Leslie McElwreath, Joseph Barbieri, Stephanie Bo Li, Douglas Elliman Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Service, Conservation Institute Locations: Wall, Silicon, Greenwich , Connecticut, New York City, Connecticut

☆ Connecticut law ending religious vaccine exemptions for children is upheld
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin/File PhotoNEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court on Friday rejected a challenge to a Connecticut law that ended the state's decades-old religious exemptions from immunization requirements for children in schools, colleges and day care. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said ending religious exemptions, while still allowing medical exemptions, was a rational means to promote health and safety by reducing the potential spread of vaccine-preventable diseases. He said many U.S. courts have reviewed vaccination mandates for children that lack religious exemptions, and only one, in Mississippi, has ever found constitutional problems. Five other U.S. states--California, Maine, Mississippi, New York and West Virginia--also lack religious exemptions. Connecticut's law, signed by Governor Ned Lamont, does not apply to children from kindergarten to 12th grade who previously had received religious exemptions.

Persons: Michelle McLoughlin, Denny Chin, Chin, Barack Obama, Ned Lamont, Joseph Bianco, Donald Trump, Norm Pattis, Brian Festa, William Tong, Lamont, Jonathan Stempel, David Gregorio, Leslie Adler, Deepa Babington Organizations: Pfizer, REUTERS, U.S, Circuit, Patriots USA, CT, Alliance, COVID, Patriots, Connecticut Office, 2nd U.S, Thomson Locations: Storrs , Connecticut, U.S, Connecticut, Manhattan, Mississippi, California , Maine , Mississippi , New York, West Virginia, 2nd, New York

[1/2] The entrance to the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial on the 10th anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, U.S., December 14, 2022. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File PhotoAug 3 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a gun rights group's challenge to an assault weapons ban the state of Connecticut adopted after a gunman in 2012 killed 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) filed a lawsuit in September, arguing the 2013 ban violated the right to bear arms under the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment, citing a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that expanded gun rights. But U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven in a 74-page ruling rejected those claims, saying the group failed to establish that assault weapons and large capacity magazines are commonly bought and used for self-defense. Arterton, an appointee of former Democratic President Bill Clinton, cited "persuasive" evidence by the state that assault weapons are instead more often sought out for their militaristic characteristics and are often used in crimes and mass shootings.

Persons: David, Dee, Delgado, NAGR, Janet Bond Arterton, Bill Clinton, William Tong, Hannah Hill, Nate Raymond, David Gregorio, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Sandy, Sandy Hook Elementary, REUTERS, National Association for Gun Rights, U.S, Supreme, New York, Democratic, National Foundation for Gun Rights, Thomson Locations: Newtown , Connecticut, U.S, Connecticut, Sandy, Newtown, New Haven, Bruen, Boston

☆ Connecticut police issued 26,000 fake traffic tickets that made them appear busier and skewed racial-profiling data, audit says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It recorded at least 26,000 fake tickets over a five-year period, involving hundreds of officers. The figures skewed racial profiling data to appear like more white people were being stopped. One trooper singlehandedly logged 1,350 fake tickets between 2014 and 2017, the audit, released late last month, revealed. As a result, police skewed racial profiling records, making it appear that more white people had been stopped than was the reality, it said. It was unclear if the fake tickets were deliberately falsified or were the result of human error, it said.

Persons: Alvin W, Ken Barone, Christopher Melanson Organizations: Service, Connecticut State Police, Penn, University of Connecticut, Hearst Connecticut Media, NBC, State Locations: Wall, Silicon

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