General Assembly

Connecticut’s zoning laws have remained essentially unchanged for a century. Many lawmakers say change is long overdue. A controversial bill that would allow for more affordable housing options cleared a major hurdle this week. “Now is the time for us to empower the communities of Connecticut to plan for our future, to expand economic development opportunities to diversify the...

2021 is going to look different at the state Capitol. It will be the first time a legislative session will be held remotely. With the state Capitol building closed, lawmakers adopted rules earlier this week to help them operate in a virtual world.  “For committee meetings members will be on Zoom. The public can watch on YouTube,” Senator Majority Leader…

The vote counting continued Wednesday, but based on preliminary results it looked like the Democrats expanded their majorities in the state House and Senate. Democrats say they plan to use their majority to improve healthcare, the economy and early voting.  Democrats gained at least seven seats in the house and will convene the session in January with a 98-53...

Tuesday’s election results appeared to help Democrats expand their majority in the Connecticut General Assembly

A preliminary state audit report released Thursday shows a union charity co-mingled more than $115,000 in philanthropic contributions intended to help first responders, educators, and staff associated with the Sandy Hook school shooting.

The condition of Connecticut’s budget, both current and in the future, will be discussed at the state Capitol.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has set a date to hold special elections to fill two vacancies in the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont met with lawmakers Tuesday about the General Assembly’s latest ideas for funding Connecticut’s transportation needs.

The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore pleaded guilty Thursday to federal conspiracy and tax evasion charges in a case involving sales of her self-published children’s books.

The governor has ordered state flags to fly at half-staff in honor of state Rep. Linda Orange, who died Wednesday after announcing she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this month.

Making it easier and faster to travel to and from New York City is a big selling point for two newly proposed multi-billion-dollar plans to overhaul Connecticut’s transportation system.

An army of Confederate monuments dots Virginia’s landscape but some of those statues could soon start coming down after Election Day gave Democrats control of the General Assembly for the first time in decades.

Democrats from Virginia’s House of Delegates have nominated Eileen Filler-Corn to be the first female Speaker of the House in state history.

The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 28th year, rejecting U.S. criticism of human rights violations there and criticizing the Trump administration’s increasingly tough enforcement measures. The vote in the 193-member world body was 187-3 with the U.S., Israel and Brazil voting “no,” and Colombia and Ukraine abstaining. Last year,...

Democrats are riding high after unseating GOP Gov. Matt Bevin in Kentucky and winning back majorities in both chambers of Virginia’s General Assembly in Tuesday’s elections. Much as was the case in 2018, when Democrats took back the majority in the House, Democrats’ gains were concentrated in largely white, middle-to-upper income suburbs, NBC News reported. However, the results weren’t as...

Several new conditions have been approved by the Regulations Review Committee for medical marijuana in Connecticut on Tuesday.

Navigating a troubled era’s choppy waters, world leaders gather for their annual meeting at the United Nations on Tuesday to grapple with climate change, regional conflicts and a dispute in the Middle East that could ripple across the entire planet. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will open the General Assembly proceedings with a “state of the world” speech. He’ll be followed...

President Donald Trump took center stage at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to deliver a strong defense of nationalism while exhorting the world to act against Iran’s “bloodlust” and rising aggression. The president called on the global leaders seated before him to join the U.S. in further isolating Tehran, pushing them to use economic sanctions to pressure Iran to...

Scolded for doing little, leader after leader promised the United Nations on Monday to do more to prevent a warming world from reaching even more dangerous levels. As they made their pledges at the Climate Action Summit, though, they and others conceded it was not enough. And even before they spoke, teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg shamed them over and...