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Five arrested in $4 million jewelry heist, kidnapping

 May 24, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Bridgeport (AP) - Five people have been arrested in the robbery of more than $4 million in jewelry, watches and diamonds from a Connecticut store in an elaborate heist that began with the kidnapping of store employees more than 40 miles...

Senate OKs bill to raise minimum wage

 May 23, 2013; Updated: 12:28 am

The Senate voted 21-15 to raise the hourly minimum wage to $8.70 from $8.25 on Jan. 1, 2014, and to $9 from $8.70 by Jan. 1, 2015.

Metro-North, Amtrak back to normal

 May 23, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

New Haven - Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after a derailment in Connecticut injured scores of commuters and damaged...

House votes to allow residents living illegally in state to apply for driver's licenses

 May 23, 2013; Updated: 12:21 am

A bill that would allow Connecticut residents regardless of their immigration status to obtain a driver's license passed the House 74-55 Thursday morning after an all-night debate.

Senate unanimously approves mental health bill

 May 23, 2013; Updated: 11:48 pm

A bill that creates two children's mental health studies, a mental health public information campaign and a plan to better address children's mental health needs was passed 36-0 in the Senate on Thursday.

Bill requires Newtown families' OK for release of shooting info

 May 23, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Hartford - 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...

Bill would set up state-run retirement for private-sector employees

 May 23, 2013; Updated: 4:25 pm

Hartford – A bill that would establish a state-administered retirement savings plan for low-income private sector workers and a feasibility study awaits a vote in the state Senate.
The...

Lawsuit filed against state over gun law

 May 23, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Hartford - A group of Connecticut organizations that support gun rights, pistol permit holders and gun sellers filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other state officials, arguing the state's new gun...

Bill that would allow local tribes to exercise their own law enforcement powers moves to Senate

 May 22, 2013; Updated: 12:17 am

A bill that would authorize the Mohegans and Mashantucket Pequots to establish the authority of each tribe's police department and police officers to exercise law enforcement powers passed 132 to 3 in the House on Tuesday.

State parks open for business Memorial Day weekend

 May 22, 2013; Updated: 6:59 pm

There has been no increase in park pass fees this year.

Connecticut ex-officer convicted in shooting found dead

 May 22, 2013; Updated: 11:56 am

The former New Milford police officer convicted of negligent homicide after a 1998 on-duty shooting has been found dead inside his home in Danbury.

Tracks had been inspected 2 days before accident

 May 22, 2013; Updated: 6:47 am

Federal officials say the section of railroad track in Connecticut where two commuter trains collided last week had been inspected two days before the accident.

Ceremony planned for fallen Connecticut soldier

 May 22, 2013; Updated: 6:27 am

A ceremony is planned at the state Capitol complex to honor a Connecticut soldier recently killed in Afghanistan.

Bill requiring labeling of genetically modified foods approved by Senate

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 10:46 am

Proponents of a bill that would require the labeling of genetically modified food rallied at the Capitol Tuesday in advance of an expected Senate vote.

ESPN announces layoffs but says it's still committed to new Connecticut jobs

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 1:58 pm

Despite Tuesday’s annoucement of layoffs, ESPN said that it will meet its obligations to create 200 jobs in Connecticut by 2016.
The company would not say how many jobs are being eliminated, but...

Rail service to resume Wednesday

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Bridgeport - Commuters navigated a patchwork of cars, trains and buses along Connecticut's shoreline Monday, encountering lengthy delays as authorities probed the cause of a train collision that disrupted one of the nation's oldest and...

State comptroller to receive freedom of information award

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 8:01 pm

The Council on Freedom of Information announced Monday that State Comptroller Kevin Lembo will receive the organization's Bice Clemow Freedom of Information Award.

State board opts not to discipline Greenwich anesthesiologist

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 8:00 pm

The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday imposed no disciplinary action against a Greenwich Hospital anesthesiologist who in 2010 administered a nerve block on the wrong arm of a patient who was about to undergo a wrist arthroscopy.

DOT meeting Wednesday on proposal to double fares on Connecticut River ferries

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 7:53 pm

The meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Chester Meeting House.

Land conservation program's application deadline is May 31

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 7:51 pm

The Natural Resources Conservation Service's Conservation Stewardship Program is a voluntary program that allows growers to go the extra mile in conserving natural resources while also maintaining or increasing productivity.

Guide to the 35-town National Heritage Corridor now available

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 7:17 pm

The “2013 Guide to the Last Green Valley” is a 96-page, full-color publication with an information about accommodations, campgrounds, museums, restaurants, shops, farms, services and outdoor activities.

Murphy urges bipartisan nuclear waste storage plan

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Hartford (AP)- U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is asking Senate leaders to solve the longstanding problem of where to dispose of nuclear waste.

Connecticut's junior senator, a Democrat, wrote to members of the Energy and Natural Resources...

State court blasts prosecutor, reverses conviction

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Hartford - Connecticut's second-highest court blasted a state prosecutor for repeated misconduct on Monday and ordered a new trial for a man serving life in prison for the killing of a Waterbury bar owner in 1998.

The Appellate Court...

Boyfriend arraigned in Eastern student's death

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Bridgeport (AP) - Three days after the remains of an Eastern Connecticut State University student were found in a wooded area, her longtime boyfriend appeared before a state judge on murder and kidnapping charges in her...

Mental health intervention is intent of bill in state Senate

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 11:47 pm

Legislators and Newtown parents held a press conference Monday to announce a bill in the state Senate that focuses on preventing any more tragedies like the Sandy Hook killings through early intervention in mental health problems and engaging...

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