Nearly all of Connecticut state employees are complying with Gov. Lamont's Covid-19 vaccine and testing policy.

Yale New Haven Health today said 94 of its employees are subject to termination, for failing to get COVID-19 shots.

Multiple police departments across Connecticut are planning to provide gift certificates to people who bring in unwanted, operable guns as part of a new statewide campaign that organizers plan to hold annually. The Campaign to Keep Kids Safe, the first statewide gun buyback initiative, will be held Saturday. Events will be held in Guilford, Hartford, Newtown, Waterbury and Norwalk. Besides providing people with the opportunity to drop off guns in exchange for gift cards, ranging from $25 to $200, a limited number of biometric gun safes will be given away to those gun owners with a valid gun permit.

Two politically conservative state legislators have become the go-to team of lawyers in Connecticut for groups seeking to sue the state over hot-button issues amid the coronavirus pandemic. Reps. Doug Dubitsky and Craig Fishbein have filed about a half dozen lawsuits over the school mask mandate and other aspects of the governor's emergency executive orders. The arrangement has brought criticism from some Democrats, but ethics officials who have reviewed it say it does not violate state laws. They say as long as being a legislator is part-time work in Connecticut, officials are entitled to have other jobs to pay their bills.

The state's quasi-public Connecticut Lottery Corporation is reporting its best first quarter in the lottery's history from a sales perspective. The robust sales are driven in part by large jackpots in Powerball and other multi-state games, as well as superstitious players who picked the numbers 9-1-1 on Sept. 11, the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack. The lottery's chief operating officer said during Thursday's board of directors meeting that sales of all lottery games totaled $371.4 million from July through September, exceeding estimates by nearly $25 million. The news comes as the lottery is rolling out its sports betting offerings.

A federal lawsuit is challenging a state law in Connecticut that bans deceptive advertising by pro-life pregnancy centers.

Fourteen years after his initial diagnosis, the Pose actor revealed publicly that he is HIV positive. Porter says being open about his health status felt like a rebirth. His new memoir is Unprotected.

Even as the federal government has cracked down on robocalls, more than 47 billion spam texts have been sent so far in 2021, one company found, costing Americans millions.

Jonathan Graziano and his 13-year-old pug, Noodle, have won over TikTok for their near-daily games of "no bones," which predict the day's mood based on whether Noodle stands up or flops down in bed.

Charles "Chuck" F. Sams III could soon become the first Native American to head the National Park Service in the agency's history. A series of acting directors have led the department since 2017.

Sixteen members of Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries are U.S. citizens, including 5 children. The 400 Mawazo gang that took the group specializes in mass kidnappings and seeks a $17 million ransom.

The White House is working with congressional Democrats to speed up negotiations on a possible multi-trillion-dollar economic package that addresses the social safety net and climate change.