A jury convicted Richard Fourtin of sexual assault against a physically helpless person for allegedly having sexual contact with a woman who had cerebral palsy and mental retardation and couldn’t walk or talk. But the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled last fall that the conviction was invalid because the woman wasn’t completely unable to express unwillingness: […]

Since 2005, 11 people have died after being shocked by Tasers in Connecticut. Most have been black or Hispanic. In one case, a highly agitated Middletown man having an anxiety attack struggled with police and died after being shocked 34 times by police in 2010. In 2011, a 26-year-old man succumbed after being stunned while […]

Before they took off from the starting line, more than 15,000 people in downtown Hartford shared a moment of silence to honor the women and children who lost their lives at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14. The only sound was the ringing of 26 bell tolls echoing down Main Street. Opening ceremony. Photo […]

By: Georgia Lobb The Ridgefield Press reports that average gas prices in Connecticut fell 1.9 cents last week. That makes the state average $ 3.87. To view a complete list of gas prices near you (including the cheapest prices in your area), go to GasBuddy.com and type in your area code.

By: Georgia Lobb Last year, the NYPD issued over 70,000 speeding violations to automobile drivers. A scary reality about that statistic is that a large percentage those violations took place near or in school zones. Transportation Nation recently published this graph to bring this issue to light: Photo Courtesy of TransportationNation.com The circles represent locations […]

What we reported as likely last week became a certainty Monday: The General Assembly will delay a vote on gun violence legislation in response to Newtown until next week, after the Lenten season and observances of Passover. Religion played a minor role, as Christian and Jewish holy days effectively left the legislature with a single […]

Washington — Congress has been in session less than three months, and lawmakers have already introduced nearly 1,700 bills. Fewer than a dozen of them were sponsored by members of the Connecticut delegation, however, and most of those face an uncertain future. To date, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, leads the delegation in the number […]

Legislative leaders said Friday that a vote on gun-control legislation next week is growing less likely, given that a one-week delay now might gain them access to more information about the Newtown massacre of 26 children and women. Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Kane and Danbury State’s Attorney Stephen Sedensky met privately Friday with the leaders, […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposal to further consolidate state watchdog agencies — and shift oversight of their most crucial functions into his administration — could be facing a big roadblock in the state legislature’s budget-writing panel.

On Jan. 1, the federal government will begin funding a massive expansion of health insurance coverage. At the same time, if Gov. Dannel P. Malloy gets his way, Connecticut will scale back what it pays for poor people to receive health-care coverage and mental-health and hospital services. The state administration says this won’t leave anyone […]

It is a mystery that the FBI is trying now to unravel: On the last day of the 2012 session, how did legislators come to create a $15 million pool of bond money exclusively for a chain of non-profit clinics operated by Mark Masselli, a political supporter of then-House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan? On April […]

By: Georgia Lobb In 2004, a study called the Bike Trail Master Plan began in Ridgefield, CT.  It proposed the construction of bike paths to connect parts of the town, which is covered with thin, windy roads that are nothing less than treacherous for pedestrians and cyclists. But as soon as the plan came to […]