Hulu, the online streaming service owned by Disney, has rejected Dita Bhargava’s “Stripped Away” advertisement focused on abortion rights. “Disney, the parent company that owns Hulu, has taken a company position that they won’t run ads having to do with abortion,” Bhargava, who is running for the Democratic endorsement for state treasurer, said. “This is outrageous. Reproductive healthcare is a fundamental issue of concern, and I’m calling on Disney to reverse this unaccepta

TV ad released last week by Dita Bhargava, candidate for state treasurer, has raised eyebrows for her bold vow to use the state’s pension investments to prod corporations to make sure their employees have access to abortions — and for its stark look, showing dozens of bare-shouldered women, Bhargava included. Now the 30-second ad has sparked a controversy as Hulu, the giant streaming service, declined to run it, citing a policy against political ads over abortion, the Bhargav

Dita Bhargava, one of three Democrats competing for state treasurer in a sleepy midsummer primary, made a grab for voter attention Tuesday with a television commercial asserting the next treasurer can play a role fighting the loss of reproductive rights after Roe v. Wade. The ad now airing opens with a tight shot of a bare-shouldered Bhargava, followed by a quick succession of other women who stare wordlessly into the camera, their bare shoulders suggesting a naked vulnerabil

The much-watched number was released Wednesday by the federal labor department — hitting the highest level since November 1981 under then-President Ronald Reagan. Consumers were alarmed Wednesday by the new report that inflation nationwide had reached 9.1%, but Gov. Ned Lamont says the number is backward-looking. Lamont told reporters in Hartford that the national inflation number for June does not reflect the recently falling prices for many items, including gasoline. “I thi