- The proposed natural gas pipeline would run from Longmeadow to Springfield, Massachusetts, and serve 58,000 customers.
- Massachusetts Senators were not convinced savings would reach consumers, and on Thursday rejected a Republican-led push to pause gas tax collections through Labor Day even as Gov. Charlie Baker signaled he was warming to the idea.
- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is looking into the casino industry's advertising practices which have been criticized as overly-saturating and irresponsible.
- Connecticut's shared solar program has been slow to roll out. Lawmakers are working on a bill that could allow for the construction of larger-scale solar projects statewide.
- Gas prices in Connecticut have gone up about a dollar per gallon from this time last year, partly due to tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Congress could temporarily suspend the federal gas tax to slash prices.
- If Hartford exits MIRA, people in surrounding towns could soon be paying more to get rid of their trash.
- People can enroll in a state program that bars them from gaming floors for anywhere from one year to their entire lifetime.
- At the holidays, commentator Annaliese Griffin and her husband set themselves a challenge: Find secondhand gifts for each other. Given where they live, that's not such a tall order.
- The egg industry in Massachusetts predicts chaos as a majority of eggs may become unavailable on January 1 — unless a new law is amended.
- "It’s amazing. About time they try to do something for us.”