Connecticut to end children's health program unless it gets money from...
Connecticut plans to shutter its health-care program for low- and middle-income children Jan. 31 unless Congress provides new federal funding.Congress let the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)...
View ArticleEx-convict files to run for Conn. governor
A Connecticut mayor who served time in prison on felony corruption charges is looking to run for governor as the next step in his political comeback.Democrat Joe Ganim, the mayor of Bridgeport, on...
View ArticleDems flip two GOP-held seats in special elections
Democratic candidates on Tuesday won two special elections for state legislative seats in the Northeast, another indication for the party that a blue wave is forming ahead of November's midterm...
View ArticleConnecticut governor: NRA acts like a ‘terrorist organization’
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) this week accused the National Rifle Association (NRA) of acting like a “terrorist organization.”"They act, quite frankly, in some cases, as a terrorist...
View ArticleConn. AG questions Zuckerberg about Cambridge Analytica data
The Connecticut attorney general is demanding answers from Facebook following reports that the data research firm Cambridge Analytica obtained information on 50 million users without their...
View ArticleGOP state senators in Connecticut block net neutrality bill with procedural...
Republican state senators in Connecticut used a procedural trick to block a bill that would let the state regulate the internet.The bill failed in the state's Energy and Technology Committee, according...
View ArticleConnecticut lawmakers advance marijuana legalization bill
Connecticut lawmakers have advanced a recreational marijuana bill out of committee, setting up the state legislature to vote on legalizing the substance in the state for the first time.The...
View ArticleParents who lost boys in Sandy Hook shooting weighing run for Congress
Two parents who lost children in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are considering running for Congress.Mark Barden and Nicole Hockley are reportedly both looking into a bid for the seat...
View ArticleConnecticut lawmakers pass measure to give electoral votes to presidential...
The Connecticut state House passed a measure Thursday that would give the state’s electoral votes to the presidential candidate who won the popular vote, if enough states promise to do the same.The...
View ArticleCourt overturns Kennedy relative's murder conviction in 1975 killing
The Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday overturned the murder conviction of Kennedy relative Michael Skakel over the 1975 bludgeoning death of teenager Martha Moxley in Greenwich, Conn.In a 4-3...
View ArticleConnecticut recruiting LGBT families to adopt children as other states let...
Connecticut is working to actively recruit LGBT families to adopt and foster children, even as other states pass laws allowing agencies to ban them.The Connecticut Department of Children and Families...
View ArticleConnecticut governor signs equal pay bill
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) signed legislation on Tuesday aimed at closing the gender pay gap in the state. "Even as they work harder and harder, the pay gap between men and women who are doing...
View ArticleCourts deal blow to EPA over Clean Air Act
Two separate courts ruled this week that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must enforce regulations that restrict states from emitting pollution that could cross borders into neighboring...
View ArticleGun rights group pulls endorsement for GOP candidate over criticism of 3D...
A gun rights group in Connecticut has pulled its endorsement for a Republican candidate after she spoke out against 3D printed guns.Susan Hatfield (R) was previously endorsed by the Connecticut...
View ArticleRising Dem star in Connecticut says people like me ‘deserve a seat at the...
Democratic House candidate Jahana Hayes called for more diversity in Congress on Friday, saying she represents a group that should be represented at the table."Government is supposed to be taking care...
View ArticleRepublicans see silver linings in deep-blue states
At a moment when Republicans are bracing for the growing possibility that they lose control of the House of Representatives, party strategists are holding out hope that their side can make gains down...
View ArticleConnecticut court rules Sandy Hook shooter's writings be made public
Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's open records laws do not exempt writings and some other personal belongings of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter from being made...
View ArticleRepublicans score upsets in Connecticut special legislative elections
Voters in two suburban legislative districts in Connecticut elected Republicans in special elections Monday, handing the GOP seats that Democrats won in November. Republican Gennaro Bizzarro won a...
View ArticleDem councilwoman helps terminally ill brother with bucket list item: A call...
A terminally ill Connecticut man’s dying wish to receive a phone call from President Trump was fulfilled this week with the help of his sister, who is an elected Democrat.Jay Barrett began palliative...
View ArticleCourt clears way for Sandy Hook lawsuit against gunmakers
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a lawsuit against firearm manufacturers brought by the families of victims of the Sandy Hook massacre could go to court, according to The New York...
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