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A bill written after a state lawmaker watched an NBC CT Responds investigation is making moves. It’s heading to the Connecticut state senate after a unanimous...

CT Democrats unanimously supported a bill to assess whether to offer a non-binary gender option on state forms. Republicans were split.

The surging costs of the CT Municipal Employees Retirement System are pressuring towns, and the comptroller wants to preserve the program.

Vietnam veterans meet every week at a center in Willimantic, but on Wednesday, they were recognized for their service.

Approaching its deadline day for passing legislation, the General Assemblys Labor Committee was sharply divided on Thursday over worker benefits.

Approaching its deadline day for passing legislation, the General Assemblys Labor Committee was sharply divided on Thursday over worker benefits.

After overwhelming state finances for more than a decade, mandatory contributions Connecticut’s pension funds for state employees and municipal teachers appear to have stabilized. But even as pressures on state finances reach equilibrium, another pension fund, which serves more than 10,000 municipal employees and retirees, has left many cities and towns feeling the fiscal bite.

East of the River Chambers of Commerce Association hold breakfast meeting with legislators

A lawmaker continues to push for change after seeing an NBC CT Responds investigation. Rep.Tim Ackert testified at the state legislature’s Planning and...

A bill by New Haven state Sen. Gary Winfield has proposed for a second time to make pizza the state food, “To recognize the contribution of pizza to the state’s cuisine and economy.”