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School reform is like baking a cake. You need all the ingredients to make it work, many experts say.

Tuesday's morning commute in southwestern Connecticut was a little tougher than Monday with more vehicles on the roads, more people on trains and plenty of headaches to go around.

Follow Your Town News On The Courant's New Britain Facebook PageA Central Connecticut State University student, suspected of breaking into a friend's dorm room to look for money or marijuana, was arraigned on burglary charges Tuesday in Superior Court.

Connecticut business owners, legislators, farmers, and residents rallied outside the capitol Tuesday morning to press state legislators to move on a bill that would require labels on genetically modified foods.

One of the most expensive homes to hit the market in the United States is now on sale - in Connecticut.

The lawyer for former state Sen. Ernest Newton , who is charged with campaign finance fraud, asked a judge Tuesday to throw out the case against his client.

Our local State Rep. Themis Klarides is urging majority legislators to block the 16-percent gas tax hike scheduled for July 1, asserting funds are available to avoid the increase.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is learning to eat lean and mean this week. The freshman lawmaker is taking the 'SNAP' challenge, living off the equivalent of what Connecticut families receive in food stamps.

A Connecticut foster mother faces 100 days in jail after acknowledging she spanked a 4-year-old girl with a wooden spoon.

For the past week, a 14-member jury heard more about FBI informants and their alleged payoffs to state legislators than they have about Robert Braddock Jr., the man on trial in federal court for violating federal campaign donation laws.

Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling.

Diageo executive cited 'explosive' US growth for its Parrot Bay frozen RTD cocktail range in the year ending March 20 2011 The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection tells BeverageDaily.com it opposes a successful state bill allowing sales of malt beverages in pouches on recycling grounds, as Diageo eyes frozen alcoholic RTD ... (more)

A school board committee is considering a policy that would prohibit people from complaining about school employees during board meetings and warn speakers they could be held "legally responsible" if their comments defame or invade the privacy of others.

They rallied behind a bill Sen. Dante Bartolomeo, D-Meriden, introduced that would require existing state departments to coordinate mental health services for children, increase training for mental health treatment, and create a task force to research the causes of mental health disorders.

No. 11: Pinnacle Farm, Cornwall, $17.5 Million Here's how Trulia.com describes this home, which is the 11th most expensive Connecticut home on the market today, according to the real estate site: Pinnacle Farm has reason to boast! Reportedly the largest post-and-beam structure built in North America in the 20th century.

Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City.

Officials in Connecticut are warning commuters to be prepared for travel chaos Monday and throughout the week.

An associate political science professor from the University of Hartford said Sunday that there is less cynicism now than there was before Connecticut created the Citizens' Election Program.

Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov.

The job of local law enforcement officers has never been easy. Each day an officer steps onto the street and into the unknown.