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More than 57% of Connecticut’s workforce is women and Connecticut lawmakers are looking to make it easier for nursing moms to reenter or stay in the workforce. It’s “well documented there are many benefits to breastfeeding for both the mom and the child,” Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford, said.  Gilchrest said Connecticut already has a law that requires employers...

The General Assembly is discussing legislation that will provide more support and protections for working mothers.

The House passed the Washington, D.C. Admission Act on Thursday, approving a resolution which would admit the District of Columbia as a state and provide representation in Congress for D.C. residents.

On Monday, the Senate will begin to debate legislation addressing the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Senate has opened debate on legislation confronting the rise of potential hate crimes against Asian Americans

Georgia State Representative Park Cannon was arrested Thursday after knocking on Governor Brian Kemp’s office door to interrupt the signing of a controversial elections bill into law.

The Republican Party didn’t want to begin the new year this way — with a spate of retirements in the evenly divided Senate ahead of the 2022 midterm elections

The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday. The bill will be sent to the House next week.

Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin have struck a deal over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a logjam that had stalled the party’s showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

Senate Democrats have come out with their version of the $1.9 trillion COVID-relief bill

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget withdrew in the face of opposition from several key senators.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told the press on Tuesday the Senate is “on track” to have the next COVID relief bill for President Joe Biden to sign by March 14th. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-K.Y., also addressed the media on Monday and said Republican senators were lobbying for a less expensive relief package to be passed.

Health secretary nominee Xavier Becerra told senators Tuesday that confronting the coronavirus pandemic will be his first priority if confirmed, but he also pledged to expand health insurance, rein in prescription drug costs and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in medical care.

U.S. Capitol Police Captain Carneysha Mendoza gave a riveting first-hand account of the deadly insurrection on Jan. 6, as she testified before two Senate committees Tuesday. “In the multitude of events I’ve worked in my nearly 19-year career in the department, this was by far the worst of the worst,” Mendoza said.

Merrick Garland told U.S. senators during his confirmation hearing on Monday that he will supervise prosecution of white supremacists if confirmed to lead the Department of Justice.

An emotional Merrick Garland describes the anti-semitism his family came to this country to escape, telling lawmakers at his confirmation hearing his motivation to be attorney general is out of “obligation to the country to pay back.”

The final day of the Senate impeachment trial ended in the acquittal of former President Donald Trump. Here are other key moments from the day.

In a 57-43 vote Saturday, the U.S. Senate moved to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection.

In a closing argument during former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., urged senators to do “impartial justice.” “Senators, this trial is not about Donald Trump,” Raskin said. “The country and the world know who Donald Trump is. This trial is about who we are… Godspeed to the Senate of the United States.”