State News

For the first time, a Black woman has been appointed as Connecticut’s chief public defender.

Governor Ned Lamont’s "Connecticut Summer at the Museum" program gives kids free admission to over 130 attractions across the state.

As Connecticut renters face skyrocketing rent prices and an uptick in no-fault evictions, some tenants in large apartment complexes are unionizing in hopes of demanding change. And now tenant unions in New Haven could be some of the first in Connecticut to be recognized by their local government.

A Connecticut judge has approved a $9 million settlement between the state and the brother of a man who was abused numerous times at the state’s maximum-security psychiatric hospital, lawyers in the case announced Thursday.

Several new laws take effect in Connecticut Friday when the calendar turns to July 1.

Gov. Ned Lamont announced Tuesday that he has signed a public health emergency declaration that will allow the state to continue to receive supplemental support from the federal government.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said the state’s minimum wage will increase from the current rate of $13 per hour to $14 per hour beginning Friday, July 1.

Mary Stewart, who was a chief petty officer in the SPARs — or “Semper Paratus Always Ready” women’s reserves — in the 1940s, celebrated her 101st birthday on Friday.

Gubernatorial contender Bob Stefanowski and other Republicans insist Gov. Ned Lamont increased taxes by $900 million per year in his first budget — not a record-setter, but one of the largest in recent history.