NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — News 8 is your local election headquarters, and we are less than four weeks away from Election Day. The biggest race happening in Connecticut this year is the gubernatorial election.

Gov. Ned Lamont praised Connecticut’s sweeping housing legislation on Thursday for empowering towns and suburbs.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is releasing $12.7 million in state aid to supplement heating assistance for low-income households as rising oil prices, linked in the reports to the war with Iran, drive up winter bills.

Gov. Ned Lamont claims household electric bills are down $400, while Ryan Fazio claims electric rates are up 38% under Lamont.

Only 27% of those surveyed approved of Trump’s performance and 70% disapproved, an anchor on Fazio and other blue-state Republicans.

For young voters in Connecticut, housing affordability has emerged as a major concern ahead of the November gubernatorial election. Janiya Mercado, 18, a retail employee from Bridgeport, said her family pays about $1,

The calls for funding and greater public awareness of the 911 text capabilities came during Domestic Violence Awareness month.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — As temperatures drop, home heating costs are becoming a growing concern for Connecticut families. Gov. Ned Lamont Tuesday announced that he is releasing $12.7 million in state aid from Connecticut’s Federal Cuts Response Fund,