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Democrats are holding a major celebration dinner Monday night to celebrate the election of Ned Lamont and the eight-year tenure of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy

By Christopher Keating

Dec 10, 2018

Like many candidates, Democrat Ned Lamont made plenty of promises and pronouncements during the long political campaign. Now that he is governor-elect, what are the chances of some of those ideas actually happening?

By Christopher Keating

Nov 18, 2018

State transportation officials estimate tolls will raise $1 billion each year, with Connecticut cars accounting for 44 percent of revenue, according to a report released Thursday. Electronic gantries would be installed at average intervals of 6.6 miles across 539 miles of roadway.

By Matthew Ormseth

Nov 15, 2018

Editorial: The four legislative leaders haven't done their most important job — leading the state out of its fiscal nightmare. It's time for a new approach.

The 2018 midterm election will determine which party wins control of the state House and Senate.

With Connecticut voter registration at an all-time high of 2.16 million, officials say there is sky-high enthusiasm headed into Tuesday's election.

More than nine months after announcing they were updating policies aimed curbing sexual harassment, Connecticut legislative leaders sign off on the new policy.

By Daniela Altimari

Sep 21, 2018

Hungry for help in reining in a drug-abuse crisis, state and New Haven officials were briefed Thursday on ways that satellite mapping could be used to help the 169 cities and towns prepare for and respond to clusters of overdoses.

By Josh Kovner

Aug 30, 2018

House Republicans have already collected 66 signatures in an attempt to reach 76 to force a special session to block Gov. Malloy’s $10 million tolls study. They are trying to block the expenditure, but they need 19 signatures in the Senate to force the session.

By Christopher Keating

Jul 26, 2018

The GOP's endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor, Joe Markley, owns the right flank of his party like no other would-be nominee in modern Connecticut history.

By Neil Vigdor

Jul 16, 2018

About 40,000 unionized state employees are receiving lump-sum bonuses as part of the SEBAC deal.

By Christopher Keating

Jul 2, 2018

The legislature failed to override any of seven vetoes by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Monday.

With both the governor and lieutenant governor out of state, longtime senator Martin Looney is the acting governor.

By Christopher Keating

Jun 25, 2018

Connecticut lawmakers will convene for a special session Monday to reconsider several bills vetoed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy

By Daniela Altimari

Jun 25, 2018

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy vetoes two more bills on animal abuse and aid to cities.

By Christopher Keating

Jun 14, 2018

The state legislature rejected the renomination of Judge Jane Emons on the Superior Court.

By Christopher Keating

Jun 8, 2018

New Haven Mayor Toni Harp and state Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney are hosting a fundraiser for Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Eva Bermudez Zimmerman. The pair has endorsed Ned Lamont for governor, but is helping the primary foe of Lamont's running mate, Susan Bysiewicz.

By Neil Vigdor

May 30, 2018

House Republican Leader Themis Klarides is requesting public hearings on the audit reports for three agencies that have already surpassed their hearing deadline.

By Sandra Gomez-Aceves

May 30, 2018

Editorial: If questions about Jane Emons' performance as a Superior Court Judge had merit, they should have been aired and debated properly and publicly. She deserved a vote.

Connecticut is taking the first steps to move ahead with sports betting.

By Christopher Keating

May 23, 2018

Vincent Mauro Jr., the chairman of the New Haven Democrats, panned the selection of Susan Bysiewicz as the running mate of Ned Lamont in the governor's race.

By Neil Vigdor

May 16, 2018

Turning his back on a member of his own caucus, Senate President Pro Tem has endorsed former federal prosecutor Chris Mattei for state attorney general. One of Mattei's opponents for the Democratic nomination is state Sen. Paul Doyle.

By Daniela Altimari

May 16, 2018

Energy and environmental advocates claim the state's plan to sweep up $175 million in ratepayer-financed energy conservation funds is "highway robbery" and unconstitutional.

By Gregory B. Hladky

May 16, 2018

State Sen. Tony Hwang, R-Fairfield, has spent $15,020 on restaurant placemats at the pancake restaurant chain Chip’s between his exploratory and candidate committees over the years.

By Neil Vigdor

May 11, 2018

A divided General Assembly met for the final time of the regular legislative session Wednesday in an attempt to agree on the state’s $20 billion budget.

By Christopher Keating

May 10, 2018

Roundup of the House and Senate on Monday

By Christopher Keating

May 7, 2018

Senators hailed

By Christopher Keating

May 7, 2018

MGM justified a $50,000 donation it made Sunday to Bridgeport nonprofits for a pop-up grocery store in the East End.

By Sandra Gomez-Aceves

May 7, 2018

It's the last Saturday of the Connecticut legislative session.

The state Senate voted Thursday on the nomination of Richard A. Robinson, who would be the first African-American chief justice in Connecticut history.

By Christopher Keating

May 3, 2018

Connecticut’s rainy day fund is projected to hit a ten-year high of $1.5 billion but the fund could face an immediate hit of $381.8 million.

By Sandra Gomez-Aceves

Apr 30, 2018

Connecticut legislators are debating whether to join a national compact and award the state's seven electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.

Op-ed: A bill compelling insurance companies to pay for prostheses for people who have lost limbs is vital for their health and will pay for themselves, says Kevin Rennie.

By Kevin Rennie

Apr 26, 2018

Editorial: A bill to give some undocumented students at Connecticut's public colleges and universities access to financial aid should become law.

A bipartisan bill granting undocumented students access to financial aid was approved by the Senate Wednesday.

By Sandra Gomez-Aceves

Apr 18, 2018

A climate survey on sexual harassment will be distributed in the Connecticut legislature this week.

By Sandra Gomez-Aceves

Apr 16, 2018

Experts will weigh in on the Connecticut legislature's sexual harassment policy on Monday.

By Sandra Gomez-Aceves

Apr 16, 2018

Mayor Luke Bronin on Monday will release his third city budget, this time with a bevy of politicians and state administrators waiting to scrutinize the plan. It’s the first time Hartford’s proposal will have to be approved by an oversight board.

By Jenna Carlesso

Apr 15, 2018

Connecticut consumers were billed for more than $1 billion in facility fees for outpatient services in 2015 and 2016, documents filed with the state Office of Health Care Access show.

Business, unions battle over legislation regulating forced meetings

By Stephen Singer

Apr 11, 2018

Sen. Martin Looney of New Haven is seeking reelection after serving 38 years in Capitol.

By Christopher Keating

Apr 5, 2018

State Sen. Mae Flexer, a Democrat from rural Windham County, has become the voice of the #MeToo movement in Connecticut politics.

By Daniela Altimari

Apr 5, 2018

For the second year in a row, legislators are blowing through the appropriations deadline. That was a rarity in the prior 30 years.

By Christopher Keating

Apr 4, 2018

The judiciary committee voted on the "Times Up Act" late Tuesday.

By Sandra Gomez-Aceves

Apr 3, 2018

It didn't take long before tensions broke out at a joint Board of Education, Board of Finance meeting on March 22.

There were more calls at the state Capitol Monday for Rep. Elizabeth Esty to resign from Congress.

By Russell Blair

Apr 2, 2018

State Sen. Mae Flexer of Danielson overnight called for Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty to resign for her handling of multiple acts of domestic violence committed by Esty's since-fired chief of staff against a former aide.

Senate Democrats are seeking reconsideration of the vote rejecting Andrew McDonald as chief justice of the state Supreme Court.

Republican legislative leaders furious over the terms of Hartford’s bailout on Wednesday urged state officials not to sign the deal and threatened to cut municipal aid to the troubled capital city if the agreement is approved.

By Jenna Carlesso

Mar 28, 2018

Op-ed: Despite lots of jockeying, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's nomination of Andrew McDonald as Connecticut's chief justice was over when Democratic Sen. Gayle Slossberg said she wouldn't vote, says Colin McEnroe.

By Colin McEnroe

Mar 28, 2018