June 4, 2011 @ 12:00 am

Questions about changes to their health coverage are the biggest concern state employees have about the $1.6 billion concession deal between the Malloy Administration and union leaders, workers who attended a  closed-door briefing at the State Armory Saturday told reporters afterward. “People are always concerned about change. None of us do change well,” Paul Kalajian […]

Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman used her tie-breaking vote for the first time Saturday to win Senate passage of a bill significantly decreasing the penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana. The bill, which is backed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, now goes to the House, where its prospects are uncertain. “Time’s running short, we […]

The state Senate unanimously approved a measure Saturday creating a new quasi-public authority to operate Bradley International and the state’s five smaller airports. The bill, which would create a new nine-member Connecticut Airport Authority composed of public- and private-sector representatives to replace the existing Bradley Board of Directors, now moves to the House of Representatives. […]

One by one, Republicans stood Friday to take turns denouncing the nation’s first state mandate on private employers to offer paid sick days, but they could only delay, not stop, final passage. At 3:01 a.m. today, the House passed the bill, 76 to 65. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the first Democratic governor in 20 years, […]

The Senate voted 20 to 16 early today for final passage of a bill outlawing discrimination against people who are transgendered, ending a years-long fight in the General Assembly. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has promised to sign the bill as soon as it reaches his desk. As was the case in the House, every Republican […]

After tightening its capital projects budget over the last two years, state government will borrow more than $4.6 billion during the next biennium to build schools, roads, clean water projects and a new technology park, based on the bonding package passed in the House and Senate on Saturday. The bill, which also preserves an expiring 80 […]