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More than a quarter of Connecticut cities and towns have a mask mandate again. A majority only require masks be worn in municipal buildings, like town hall. However, there’s a growing list of communities requiring masks be worn anywhere indoors. South Windsor’s town manager said his community’s Covid cases have doubled in the last two weeks. “We’re way beyond,...

The 17-year-old son of Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin twice tried to cast a ballot on Election Day even though he is not yet eligible to vote, election officials confirm to News4. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to vote. News4 is not naming Youngkin’s son because he is a minor and has not been charged with a crime. Fairfax...

Voting in the California gubernatorial recall election closes Tuesday night, and mail-in ballot turnout is high in areas likely to be in favor of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Whoever becomes (or stays) governor of the Golden State will have some big decisions to make, including appointing a replacement if aging Sen. Dianne Feinstein were to leave office (Feinstein, 87, has publicly...

In her first public address as she prepares to take over for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo following his resignation this week, the Lt. Governor said she pledges to listen first.

This week, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul stressed that she and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whom she will replace in two weeks, were not close and there would be turnover in her office.

President Joe Biden traveled a few miles across the Potomac River on Friday evening to stump for former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who is in a crucial race to retake his old job. It was Biden’s first in-person campaign event appearance since becoming president — one in which an estimated 3,000 supporters gathered in a park in Arlington, some without masks,...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has granted a pardon of innocence to a man who had been imprisoned for two decades before his two murder convictions were vacated more than four years ago by a judge

As Gavin Newsom faces a recall in California, many are wondering how Caitlyn Jenner might fare in a race against him. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains Jenner has name recognition that some people might spend millions for and never achieve.

Former Olympian and reality TV personality Caitlyn Jenner announced on Friday that she has filed paperwork to run for governor of California in a likely recall election against current Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Robert Fabrizio was anxious to get the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday. “I came an hour early,” he said. Community Health Center, Inc opened up Middletown’s mass vaccination clinic at Wesleyan University on Thursday. “I’m glad to get it, because we need all the protection we can get,” said Margaret Starrs, one of the first in line. “I want to be...

A COVID-19 drive-through vaccination clinic opened at Wesleyan University in Middletown on Thursday.

Governor Ned Lamont announced Tuesday he plans to introduce legislation with the goal of making broadband internet more accessible to Connecticut residents. From education to healthcare, people have become more reliant on internet access during the pandemic than ever before. Addressing that need, Lamont says high-speed broadband is no longer a luxury. “You used to think high-speed internet was about…

Arnold Schwarzenegger shared words of hope on Sunday in the aftermath of the deadly mob at the U.S. Capitol, while also denouncing President Donald Trump and the “spinelessness” of his fellow Republicans.

Two candidates who both served as replacement governors in the wake of a Puerto Rican political crisis are competing against each other for a chance to win the job in their own right as the disaster-struck U.S. territory holds primary elections

President Donald Trump spoke to reporters before boarding Air Force One Tuesday where he confirmed he commuted the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Imprisoned ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s sentence has been commuted. After months of speculation, President Donald Trump announced the decision as he prepared to board Air Force One Tuesday. “Yes, we commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich,” Trump said. “He served eight years in jail, a long time. He seems like a very nice person – don’t know him.”  Trump...

With temperatures expected to drop and wind chills that will be in the single digits to below zero, the governor is activating the state’s severe cold weather protocol from 6 p.m. today through 9 a.m. on Saturday. This is the first time this season that the protocol has been enacted. The governor’s office says this protocol directs staff from...

The condition of Connecticut’s budget, both current and in the future, will be discussed at the state Capitol.