Connecticut News

At a town hall meeting today on school safety at the Classical Magnet School in Hartford, I got to hear firsthand how Connecticut is leading the nation in adopting common-sense solutions to reduce gun violence and improve school safety.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was the keynote speaker at the annual Prescott Bush Awards Dinner on Monday and addressed a sold out crowd with his message of optimism, relevance and courage.

The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, located in Hamden, CT, will launch a trail of historic barns in the state at its Celebration of Barns event on June 7 and 8, 2013 at the historic Bushnell Farm in Old Saybrook.

Dr. James R. Gill's appointment was announced Thursday by the state Commission on Medicolegal Investigations, which oversees the medical examiner's office in Farmington.

The House early Friday passed legislation by a vote of 114-7 that would require food to be labeled as genetically engineered but only after five other states with an aggregate population of 25 million people enact an equivalent law.

Federal officials investigating last week's commuter train derailment in Connecticut say the engineer described an "unusual condition" on the track before the train derailed.

The engineer of the commuter train that derailed last week in Connecticut observed an "unusual condition" on the track before the wreck, federal officials said Friday without explaining what the condition was, though they did say repair work was done last month in the area of the crash.

Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, a hopeful sign that a contraction in factory output could soon run its course.

Connecticut lawmakers on Thursday began building on a package of reforms the General Assembly passed in April that addressed the Newtown school shooting, requiring annual firearms safety training for armed security in local schools and improvements in mental health services for children.

The debate raged on from 10 p.m. Wednesday until 5:48 a.m. Thursday. All Republicans who were present voted against the bill, along with nine Democrats, including Rep.

An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers.

Thousands of Connecticut residents will see their unemployment benefits slashed by 19 percent in June, when many experts think they'll have a tough time finding work.

People cross Main Street in Danbury, Conn. the evening of Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

It was 1918, five years after the Connecticut State Park Commission was created and charged with developing a statewide system of parks.

Does your mouth water at the thought of corn that's engineered to produce a poison that kills insects? If not, Connecticut might be the place for you.

Connecticut voters may not be ready , but that didn't stop the House from pushing forward with a vote on a bill that would give undocumented immigrants the ability to obtain a driver's license.

In the mind of most any longtime Connecticut resident, Stamford is not one of the Big Three.

Gov. Malloy Signs Gun Bill Into Law Sandy Hook parent Mark Barden hugs U.S. Sen.

A bill crafted in secret by Connecticut's chief prosecutor,governor's office and legislators would prevent the release of some Newtown school shooting investigation records, including crime scene photos and videos and 911 recordings.

A bill crafted privately by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office, Connecticut's top prosecutor and legislative leaders would require the written consent of family members of the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims before certain records concerning the shooting may be publicly released.