HARTFORD—House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora on Friday led applause from state lawmakers, local officials, and community leaders over an anticipated $430,000 allocation by the State Bond Commission next week for lighting and facility improvements at the Coginchaug Regional High School football field.

“I’m appreciative of the decision from Governor Lamont and commission members to invest in this project, and for the work of district staff and local volunteers who have continued to pursue their…

HARTFORD—House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora on Monday released the following statement in response to allegations of absentee ballot fraud in Bridgeport:

“Over the last few years, Connecticut residents or Republican lawmakers who expressed concern or posed simple questions about the integrity of our state’s absentee balloting system have been immediately discredited as a matter of policy by Democrats who control all levers of state government. Now, what’s alleged to have happened in Bridgeport…

FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. The WEA portion of the test will be directed to all consumer cell phones. The test message will display in either English or in Spanish, depending on the language settings of the wireless handset.

The EAS portion…