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Danbury area explores regional, high-speed broadband internet FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Francis Pickering, executive director of the Western Connecticut Council of Governments, talks to U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty at a meeting she convened at the Danbury Railway Museum to discuss transportation issues Thursday, January 26, 2017.Carol Kaliff / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of3 The Western Connecticut Council of Governments is looking for a way to expand high speed broadband internet in the region.Paul KurodaShow MoreShow Less 3of3 With more people relying on the internet due to the ...

Simpson, Risch introduce bill that seeks to end labeling of plant-based products as 'milk' It calls on the FDA to enforce its regulations that define milk and cream and stop the labeling of plant-based products as milk, yogurt or cheese. Credit: AP In this Feb. 11, 2009, file photo, a shopper looks over the milk aisle at the Hunger Mountain Co-op in Montpelier, Vt. U.S. Reps. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, and other members of Congress are pushing for the Food and Drug Administration to enforce a definition of milk that would not include non-dairy products like soy or almonds....

There are about 300 single-stall bathrooms in county buildings and they are all in non-public spaces Credit: AP FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2007, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to a gender-neutral restroom at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt. The Montana Supreme Court has ordered the attorney general to rewrite ballot language for an initiative that would require people to use public restrooms designated for their gender at birth. The court ruled Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, in a challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, saying the language didn't include the ini...

Members of the Sackler family who own Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma would pay more than $4 billion.

Jahd Khalil reports The 11 members of the Opioid Abatement Authority’s board would be required to be drawn from medical professionals, law enforcement, the addiction and recovery community, and legislative staff. The fund the authority oversees would allocate 15% of the funds to localities, 15% to state agencies, and 35% to regional efforts. The remaining 35% would be unrestricted.   The bill, introduced by Majority Leader Charniele Herring, was drafted with the help of the Attorney General’s office.   Virginia has already won $13 million from the controversial consultants McKinsey. Oth...