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U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is on his annual walk through Connecticut trying to stay in touch with constituents. It’s a much different approach than Connecticut’s senior Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal have different styles and strategies when it comes to how they want to meet with constituents.

It was a big celebration at the Armory as more than 70 members of the National Guard returned to Connecticut. Members of Detachment 2 and the 143rd Regional Support Group gathered for an official welcome home ceremony as they embraced love ones and life back in the U.S. “It’s really good to be home,” said Captain Shaneka Ashman. “I missed…

Gov. Ned Lamont is self-quarantining after his director of communications tested positive for COVID-19. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, along with the governor’s chief of staff, Paul Mounds, and chief operating officer Josh Geballe are also in quarantine after Max Reiss, the governor’s director of communications tested positive for COVID-19.

“This news is shocking,” said U.S Senator Richard Blumenthal in East Hartford on Friday. Connecticut’s senior senator, like so many from both sides of the aisle, expressed hope of a full recovery for the president, while calling out complacency. “If this disease can reach the White House it can infect anyone in any house anywhere,” he said. “This just...

A man who worked as a translator for the U.S.military in Afghanistan, became a U.S. citizen in Hartford today, along with dozens of other new citizens.

The dream of becoming a naturalized American came true for 56 people at a ceremony in Hartford on Friday.  They came to America from two dozen countries, like Australia, Ukraine, Morocco, and Jordan. With their families cheering them on, U.S. District Court Judge Vanessa Bryant declared them U.S. citizens. “This is really proud moment for me. I feel so...

Six months after tens of thousands of gallons of firefighting foam spilled into the Farmington River in Windsor from Bradley, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal announced Friday a potential federal requirement to phase out firefighting foam containing PFAS at all military bases. “The United States military is going to take the lead and provide a model for the nation in...