Connecticut Government News

A group of Hartford activists went door to door Sunday, trying to persuade residents in the North End to refuse services from Connecticut's Department of Children and Families.

The family of a Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee sought Wednesday to sue the state for $150 million, saying officials failed to prevent the attack.

An effort to honor a Sept. 11 victim in Connecticut has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from the victim's father insisting that his son's memorial say he was murdered by "Muslim terrorists."Town officials in Kent say it would be inappropriate to single out a religious group on a project on town property that's paid for with ...

The lone survivor of a deadly 2007 Connecticut home invasion wants an investigation into why prison officials let a writer interview one of the defendants behind bars for a book on the case.

A string of domestic violence deaths and assaults.An economy that's heaping stress on families.Budgets cuts and staffing shortages that are straining court and shelter services for victims.Amediaspotlight. These factors have led to a sharper focus on domestic and dating violence among high school, college, police and court officials --but the issue ...

While Ned Lamont's entry into Connecticut's governor's race has created a stir, some question whether the businessman can generate the same enthusiasm he did in 2006 when he challenged Sen.

Although multimillionaire Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont only announced an exploratory gubernatorial effort Wednesday, he probably has already decided to enter the race fully, said Lamont's 2006 U.S. Senate campaign chairman, former state Senate majority leader George Jepsen.

A larger-than-expected state budget deficit could jeopardize the planned Jan. 1 sales tax cut from 6 percent to 5.5 percent.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell's budget director has suspended a two-year, $220,000 government efficiency project at the center of investigations into whether it was used to help Connecticut's governor politically.

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell is urging federal health officials to release a second round of anti-viral medications from the Strategic National Stockpile as cases of swine flu mount.

It probably doesn't come as a shock to learn that the average Fairfield County resident is white, relatively wealthy and well-educated. But it might come as a surprise to learn that the typical county resident doesn't carpool -- not very responsible, as it takes the average commuter 28.3 minutes to get to work.

Driver safety has been a main focus of Connecticut lawmakers in recent years. Since 2002, Connecticut has significantly upped restrictions on teenage drivers in an effort to curb driving fatalities.

The state has retained or created the equivalent of 6,110 full-time jobs with the federal stimulus funding it has received since February.

Ten Connecticut residents have filed a lawsuit accusing federal authorities of violating their rights by conducting an immigration raid in retaliation for a New Haven program that provided identification cards to foreigners in the country illegally.The sweeps in New Haven on June 6, 2007, came two days after the city approved issuing ID cards to ...

Connecticut Caring And Compassion Government Announcements Submitted by Linda Lukas on 2009-10-27.   Governor Rell's Connecticut Day of Caring and Compassion 2009, will be celebrated Nov.

Testimony is under way in a consumer fraud lawsuit filed by Iowa against a Connecticut company over discount buying programs.

Connecticut compares favorably with other states in a national report on child-abuse deaths released Tuesday, but the numbers are still stark.

Police said a Connecticut man was killed in Maine when he was ejected from a pickup truck and into a stream after the truck struck a bridge.

Connecticut's consumer protection commissioner has ordered a recall of some witch costumes sold at Walgreens stores because they contain twice as much lead as allowed by law.

(WTNH) -- President Obama will make a stop in Connecticut Friday to attend a fundraising dinner for Senator Chris Dodd, who is in the middle of a hotly contested re-election campaign.