Connecticut law that allows towing companies to sell seized cars after just 15 days is predatory, critics say

Connecticut law that allows towing companies to sell seized cars after just 15 days is predatory, critics say

Waterbury, Connecticut — There is a controversial law in Connecticut that allows tow truck companies to sell the cars they tow after just 15 days. Critics of the law call it predatory and say private tow truck operators are targeting working class neighborhoods. Paul Boudreau and Greta Blau of Waterbury, Connecticut, had their car towed…

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12-year-old accused in hate crime allegedly targeting Muslim students at Connecticut middle school

12-year-old accused in hate crime allegedly targeting Muslim students at Connecticut middle school

A 12-year-old student faces a hate crime charge for her alleged involvement in an attack on twin Muslim students at their Connecticut middle school, authorities and advocates said. The physical altercation happened earlier this month at Wallace Middle School in Waterbury, Connecticut. Through a summons to juvenile court, the accused student was charged with intimidation…

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Stock market, Trump, tariff, economy, inflation, shutdown, March Madness, Black Lives Matter: Daily Briefing

Stock market, Trump, tariff, economy, inflation, shutdown, March Madness, Black Lives Matter: Daily Briefing

Hello! 🙋🏼‍♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert, and welcome to Tuesday’s Daily Briefing. Don’t fear the worm moon. In today’s news: American stocks take a major tumble The American stock market had its worst day of the year on Monday, when the tech-heavy Nasdaq and broad S&P 500 posted their biggest one-day drop since September 2022. Why? Investors…

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