Gov. Ned Lamont’s pick to lead Connecticut’s prison oversight effort failed to secure a favorable vote out of the legislature’s Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee on...
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For more than 30 years, one of the single largest factors shaping Connecticut’s budget has been its spending cap. Legislatures and governors have trimmed countless programs...
The strength of labor and the political left in Connecticut, one of 17 states where Democrats hold control the executive and legislative branches of government, will...
Leaders of the General Assembly’s Democratic majority said this week they expect to introduce emergency legislation next month to supplement winter heating assistance depleted by shrinking...
Roughly 24 hours before lawmakers convened for a special legislative session earlier this fall, the unions representing correctional officers were upset that the state did not...
Members of the Connecticut General Assembly want to revisit a legislative proposal to eliminate the lower minimum wage assigned to hourly employees who earn tips —...
State officials have presented a draft settlement agreement to parties involved in Yale New Haven Health’s bid to purchase three Connecticut hospitals owned by Prospect Medical...
State Rep. Geoff Luxenberg, a Manchester Democrat, was charged with driving under the influence on Thursday, according to statements from him and House leadership. No one...
An estimated 368 people died in car crashes in Connecticut in 2022, the first time the state has recorded an average of more than one traffic fatality per...