Secretary of the State Denise W. Merrill was optimistic Wednesday about the prospect of an orderly Election Day next Tuesday, though she warned that her office continues to monitor nearly 100 polling places — and possibly more — that remain out of power. Connecticut’s chief elections official also said that despite the massive flood damage along […]

Residents of the four Connecticut counties declared federal disaster areas Tuesday must register with federal authorities either online or by telephone to receive aid, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Wednesday. “This declaration will bring much-needed financial assistance to residents who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy,” Malloy said.  “But it is critical to note that you […]

Connecticut’s two major electric utilities pledged to significantly expand field crews as they begin shifting their primary focus Thursday from removing safety hazards and assessing damage to restoring power. Meanwhile, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced that Janet Napolitano, the U.S. secretary of Homeland Security, will join him Thursday on a tour of storm damage in […]

Connecticut residents, workers and businesses will get a break on a number of deadlines this month as the state begins to repair the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who ordered most of these grace periods, started things off early Monday by ordering that all expiration dates for motor vehicle registrations, licenses, […]

Though many Connecticut gasoline stations remain without electric power in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the state’s fuel market already is better off than it was one year ago. The state’s principal fuel importing terminal, located in New Haven Harbor, reported Tuesday morning that it expects limited truck loading operations to begin later in the […]

Despite causing fewer power outages, Hurricane Sandy appears to have taken a deeper toll on Connecticut residents and properties than last year’s Tropical Storm Irene, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said late Tuesday. Following a day of touring much of Connecticut’s shoreline, Malloy said he fears as many as four lives were lost and estimated that […]

The state’s largest trucking association embraced Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s travel restrictions Monday. But a shortage of highway truck stops means some drivers may be waiting out Hurricane Sandy in a local supermarket or mall parking lot. “Governor Malloy is leading the state through a very difficult weather emergency,” Michael Riley, president of the Motor […]

Deputy State Labor Commissioner Dennis Murphy, an administrator with longstanding ties to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, has been named the interim chief of staff for the state’s merged public college system. Murphy, who was appointed Friday by Philip E. Austin, interim president for the Board of Regents for Higher Education, also will retain his labor […]

A new study released today says that health care and debt service have consumed more and more state resources in the past 20 years — the shift in funding hurting education and social services the most. Connecticut Voices for Children, a New Haven-based, progressive public policy center, attributes the shift to an aging population and […]

Hartford — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned municipal leaders Tuesday that — unlike two years ago — “I can’t make any promises” about the town aid level he will recommend in his next budget this February. Addressing hundreds of municipal officials gathered at the Connecticut Convention Center, Malloy — a former mayor — pledged that […]

Diane Olsen wants to tell federal officials face-to-face why she visits state Department of Social Services’ offices six times a year with the same paperwork. The 69-year-old Willington woman said that making the half-hour drive to Windham to show paperwork she previously hand-delivered — but that the agency never entered into its computer system — […]

After climbing dramatically in late summer, Connecticut’s unemployment rate appears to have stabilized in September, dropping from 9 to 8.9 percent as the state gained 2,000 jobs, the state Department of Labor reported today. “An increase in jobs and a drop in the number of unemployed were positives for this month,” said Andy Condon, director […]

The state’s budget deficit might be wider than reported based on new, shrinking revenue projections from nonpartisan analysts. While the new estimates from the Office of Fiscal Analysis were not scheduled to be released until shortly after the November elections, the top Republican in the House of Representatives requested an update now, arguing that any […]