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A year after keeping the price of taxpayer-funded purchases out of public view in an effort to protect private business, state Comptroller Kevin Lembo has changed course and released unredacted contracts between 10 vendors and the state for COVID-19 testing. The release came one day before Connecticut Public was set to argue for the full disclosure of the documents before a state public records panel.

A new budget airline will begin flights from New Haven this fall, and the company that manages Tweed, Avports, is offering to spend millions to expand the airport. But records obtained by Connecticut Public show the airport is also facing new financial risks.

A proposal to burn about 2,500 tons of old coal at a major Hartford trash plant is getting a strong rebuke from state regulators. But the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority said Wednesday that burning the coal in Hartford is “the most environmentally sound” way to get rid of it.

Electric vehicle adoption in Connecticut has a long way to go if the state wants to hit an ambitious target of getting more than 125,000 electric vehicles on the state’s roadways by 2025. And while this year has seen a spike in EV sales, overall registrations are still far off the goal.

The RecycleCT Foundation has launched a new app that will allow Connecticut residents to discover what items do and don't belong in the recycling bin.

Non-unionized managers who work for Connecticut getting 7.5% raise and $2,000 bonus

Hartford Healthcare has joined some other hospital systems in the state in requiring employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Hospital leaders say the shots will keep staff healthy, and reduce the possibility of exposing patients to the virus.

Connecticut's $40 billion pension debt gets some relief

The American Lung Association in Connecticut has advice about what to do during air quality alerts.

The University of Connecticut agrees to temporarily reinstate its women's rowing program, months after announcing it would be axed.