Voting along party lines, legislators adopted an omnibus bill to implement numerous social service policy changes in the next state budget, including the end of a health coverage program launched by former Gov. M. Jodi Rell to help the uninsured. One thing it doesn’t change: Medicaid eligibility for low-income parents. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy had […]

A well-traveled renewable energy bill that pitted environmentalists and consumer activists against erstwhile legislative allies and the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy won final passage Tuesday in the Senate on a 26-6 vote. The governor is expected to sign the bill. The bill was originally passed by the Senate on May 1, then revised […]

Two organizations vying to open charter schools in Waterbury and Windham are expected to get final approval this week from the State Board of Education. “I assume there will be action” Wednesday, State Board of Education Chairman Allan B. Taylor said during an interview. The expected opening of these new charters defies the odds; only […]

Washington —  Gov. Dannel P. Malloy flew to Washington on Tuesday to address a security conference, then spend a little time working on the financial security of the Connecticut Democratic Party, which recently hired a full-time fundraiser as it takes on a larger role in state campaigns. Malloy and the congressional delegation were the draw […]

Washington –- The nation’s top military officers agreed that sexual assaults are a severe problem in the ranks, but they cautioned Congress Tuesday against too much  meddling in military affairs. “Sexual assault and harassment are like a cancer within the force — a cancer that left untreated will destroy the fabric of our force,” said […]

The House of Representatives adopted a bill early Tuesday morning that would phase out Connecticut’s municipal tax on motor vehicles – but it would be several more years before motorists get any relief. The bill passed 111-28 with bipartisan support and now heads to the Senate. It technically begins the phase-out with the municipal tax […]

Under legislation approved early Tuesday on a partisan vote in the Senate, state parties would be able to make unlimited expenditures on Connecticut legislative races next year, weakening a campaign finance reform passed in 2005.