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Beacon Falls, CT, 11/01/2019
Left to right, Dr. Miguel Cardona, Commissioner of Eduction, Engligh teacher, Meghan Hatch-Geary, Connecticut Governor, Ned Lamont, and Princial Kurt Ogren, walk toward the Woodland Regional High School gymasium for an assembly honoring Hatch-Geary. She was announced the 2019 Connecticut State Teacher of the Year at Woodland Regional High School in Beacon Falls, Friday, November 1, 2019.

Connecticut education Commissioner Miguel Cardona selected for U.S. education secretary by President-elect Joe Biden

December 22, 2020 at 7:12 p.m.

Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona, a Meriden native who rose through the ranks in the city's public schools from teacher to principal to administrator, has been selected by President-elect Joe...

DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 07: Head coach Sonny Dykes of the Southern Methodist Mustangs during play against the TCU Horned Frogs at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on September 7, 2018 in Dallas, Texas.

Some colleges are requiring their athletes to sign coronavirus liability waivers. Two senators are trying to prevent that.

July 6, 2020 at 11:03 a.m.

As college athletes return to campus, some schools are requiring them to sign waivers that would prevent the students from suing the school if they catch COVID-19. If they do...

Rep. Robyn Porter, D-New Haven, questions marijuana advocate Nicholas Stein during a public hearing Monday on Gov. Ned Lamont's marijuana bill.

Supporters of Connecticut legal marijuana bill say its time has come, but some lawmakers question impact of drugged driving

March 6, 2020 at 3:01 p.m.

Legislators and community leaders spent hours Monday debating how Gov. Ned Lamont's proposal to legalize marijuana would impact Connecticut, going section by section to discuss in detail the feasibility of...

Taxes would be highest on cannabis flowers in legislation proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont.

Here’s what’s in Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s 108-page recreational marijuana bill, from legal possession amounts to industry equity, and taxation

February 14, 2020 at 11:08 a.m.

As Connecticut once again debates legalizing recreational marijuana, Gov. Ned Lamont's proposed plan would build upon the state's successful medical marijuana program and work with New York, Rhode Island and...

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Connecticut education Commissioner Miguel Cardona selected for U.S. education secretary by President-elect Joe Biden

Some colleges are requiring their athletes to sign coronavirus liability waivers. Two senators are trying to prevent that.

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Here’s what’s in Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s 108-page recreational marijuana bill, from legal possession amounts to industry equity, and taxation

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