Connecticut Government News

Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation are attempting to secure federal funds to help Newtown build a new elementary school after last year's massacre _ and they say senators owe the residents after failing to support legislation that would have expanded background checks for certain gun purchases.

The Connecticut legislature has sent to the governor to sign a bill that would create a commission to develop a plan for, among other things: "the diversification or conversion of defense-related industries with an emphasis on encouraging environmentally-sustainable and civilian product manufacturing.

School reform is like baking a cake. You need all the ingredients to make it work, many experts say.

For the past week, a 14-member jury heard more about FBI informants and their alleged payoffs to state legislators than they have about Robert Braddock Jr., the man on trial in federal court for violating federal campaign donation laws.

After staying out of the public eye for months, Chris Donovan re-emerged Tuesday outside a federal courthouse to reassert his innocence as a jury inside began to mull the fate of former campaign aide accused of campaign finance corruption.

The lawyer for former state Sen. Ernest Newton , who is charged with campaign finance fraud, asked a judge Tuesday to throw out the case against his client.

Connecticut business owners, legislators, farmers, and residents rallied outside the capitol Tuesday morning to press state legislators to move on a bill that would require labels on genetically modified foods.

One of the most expensive homes to hit the market in the United States is now on sale - in Connecticut.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is learning to eat lean and mean this week. The freshman lawmaker is taking the 'SNAP' challenge, living off the equivalent of what Connecticut families receive in food stamps.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks during the annual Connecticut GOP Prescott Bush Awards dinner at the Stamford Hilton Hotel in Stamford on Monday, May 20, 2013.

A Connecticut foster mother faces 100 days in jail after acknowledging she spanked a 4-year-old girl with a wooden spoon.

Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling.

Diageo executive cited 'explosive' US growth for its Parrot Bay frozen RTD cocktail range in the year ending March 20 2011 The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection tells BeverageDaily.com it opposes a successful state bill allowing sales of malt beverages in pouches on recycling grounds, as Diageo eyes frozen alcoholic RTD ... (more)

They rallied behind a bill Sen. Dante Bartolomeo, D-Meriden, introduced that would require existing state departments to coordinate mental health services for children, increase training for mental health treatment, and create a task force to research the causes of mental health disorders.

Telecommuting and carpooling are the recommended options for folks who would normally take the train between New Haven, Connecticut, and New York in the aftermath of a derailment that disrupted train service on one of the busiest tracks in the country.

Officials in Connecticut are warning commuters to be prepared for travel chaos Monday and throughout the week.

An associate political science professor from the University of Hartford said Sunday that there is less cynicism now than there was before Connecticut created the Citizens' Election Program.

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, Friday, May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn.

Passengers wait to be picked-up after two commuter trains collided in Bridgeport, Connecticut causing one to derail injuring numerous passengers, May 17, 2013.

Authorities say an FBI agent arrested 31-year-old Ernest Almeida on Friday after overhearing him bragging aboard an Amtrak train about being wanted in Maine.