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Lots has changed in the centuries since the town meeting became CT's default form of town government. Some say it's outlived its usefulness.

Construction of University of Connecticut’s Hartford campus ran $30 million over budget, state auditors reported. Nearly $30 million in construction cost overruns on the University of Connecticut’s Hartford campus topped a list of contracting issues that sparked criticism Tuesday from the state auditors’ office. UConn’s new downtown Hartford campus, located in the former Hartford Times building, opened in August 2017 at a cost of $116.7 million, 34% greater than the project budget, Auditor John C. Geragosian wrote.  Construction and renovations combined originally were priced at $87 ...

Romano says slow fundraising prompted his resignation Kyle Constable :: CTMirror.org State Republican leaders speak at Donald Trump\’s rally in Fairfield in 2016. J.R. Romano is second from right. The struggle to raise money for the Connecticut Republican Party as a lame-duck state party chairman in a volatile political environment helped push J.R. Romano to resign five months before the end of his term in June, Romano said Wednesday. “It’s probably a more challenging environment than I have had to deal with over the last few years,” Romano said. “It’s also one of the reasons why ...