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Included in the state budget that was adopted by the House and Senate Tuesday was an...

Children 12 years old and younger whose guardians meet the qualifying income limit will be eligible for Medicaid coverage regardless of their immigration status beginning Jan 1.

The House of Representatives approved a four-year package of raises Thursday that includes $3,500 in bonuses later this spring and summer for about 46,000 unionized state employees. The Democrat-controlled House voted 96-52 to approve the contracts, following a four-hour debate during which Republicans insisted the compensation far outstrips what private-sector workers are receiving, or what taxpayers can afford. 

House lawmakers voted 143-0 in favor of the emergency bill. Hours later, the Senate passed the proposal.

Gas, sales tax holidays clear Connecticut's legislature- HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut will temporarily suspend its 25-cent-per-gallon excise tax on gasoline after a bipartisan vote by state lawmakers Wednesday in an effort to ease pain at the pump for motorists.The gas tax will be suspended from April...