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Last year, Connecticut became a "safe harbor" state for abortion access. In this session of the General Assembly, the focus is on access to contraception by allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control.

In a room filled with those who have advocated for ways to prevent domestic violence abusers from having access to firearms in Connecticut and across the nation, Attorney General William Tong said Monday morning that the new ruling was “a radical decision.”

The plan, proposed by state Democrats, aims to lower income tax rates and increase the state’s earned income tax credit.

Connecticut has made significant strides in criminal justice reform in the past decade, with the clearest example the closure of prisons due to falling inmate populations. Last week, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that Willard Correctional Institution in Enfield will be closing this year, the latest in a series of moves as the states prison population has decreased by 44% since 2012.

Getting birth control in Connecticut could soon be easier than ever before. The Lamont administration wants to join several other states in the country that...

Survivors and labor leaders who have been gathering for the annual memorial near the Kleen Energy plant in Middletown will bring something new to this year’s ceremony Sunday: The flag that was flying overhead when a gas explosion killed six workers.

Written testimony submitted to the Connecticut State Legislature in opposition to a bill removing legal protections against forced ECT.

State officials and industry leaders witnessed the metal additive manufacturing machine in action.

A new resource center will help formerly incarcerated individuals reintegrate with the Bridgeport community by providing job placements, banking assistance, housing support and more.

State officials and industry leaders witnessed the metal additive manufacturing machine in action.