Connecticut Government News

Barack Obama may have abandoned public financing for his presidential campaign, but in Connecticut legislative candidates are lining up to get campaign cash from the state government.

Connecticut's attorney general proposed Thursday that a commission be formed to protect parts of Long Island Sound from development and find the best ways to meet the region's energy needs.

Figures show that while the number of abortions is decreasing nationally, they have been increasing in Connecticut in recent years.

First it's the illegal bundled campaign donations from James Galante, now it's this.

There will be one less primary in Connecticut on Aug. 12. Matthew Brennan has decided not challenge fellow Winsted resident Michael J. Renzullo, the endorsed Democratic candidate in the 30th state Senatorial ...

The Romanian citizen faces a prison term of 46 to 57 months and possible fines and restitution payments when he is sentenced October 10th.

Bridgeport officials say it's time to get tough on gum control. A downtown improvement agency is deploying a new weapon in its battle against wads of discarded chewing gum: a GumBuster, a device they first ...

A year ago, Dr. William Petit had a thriving medical practice. He lived in a comfortable colonial house adorned with flower gardens in an upscale Connecticut suburb with his wife and two daughters admired for ...

Connecticut officials say the state might sue the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs if it continues to block efforts to educate and register voters in federal veterans' facilities.

HARTFORDBy SUSAN HAIGHAssociated Press Barack Obama may have abandoned public financing for his presidential campaign, but legislative candidates are lining up in Connecticut to get campaign cash -- courtesy of ...

A Connecticut woman ambushed with prizes as the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's seven millionth visitor says one in particular will come in very handy.

An employee of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families has been charged in the death of a 7-month-old foster child placed in her care.

The state has fined more than 300 out-of-state businesses for operating in Connecticut without registering their companies here, officials said Wednesday.

The end-of-the quarter fund raising reports are in and reading between the lines of David Cappiello's report can make your head spin.

Associated PressHARTFORD -- State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Monday it would be illegal for Connecticut officials to suddenly change new pollution regulations and require rebates for electricity ...

Local officials in several Connecticut towns are considering a switch to a four-day workweek to cut down on rising fuel costs that are eating into municipal budgets.

HARTFORDBy STEPHANIE REITZAssociated PressA state agency to focus on Connecticut's senior citizens is slated to be revived in 2009, more than 15 years after it was eliminated in budget cuts.The recent ...

Connecticut is just weeks away from implementing a sweeping plan to cut power plant emissions, and most agree that effort will mean higher energy costs to consumers.

But with electricity and gasoline prices already shooting upward, Gov. M. Jodi Rell now wants to blunt the impact on homeowners and businesses by building rebates into the plan.

That may sound good, but opponents of the idea said it actually undermines the effort to combat global warming and could harm consumers in the long run. Not only that, they say, Rell's proposal could violate the very law she signed in 2007.

In announcing the breakup of the Haven Healthcare nursing home chain this week, state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal proclaimed, "Haven is history." Sort of, as it turns out.

Nora R. Dannehy, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER GALLUCCI, 49, of Southington, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before United ...