Connecticut could be among states tapping portion of $12 billion in pot taxes by 2030

Cannabis tax revenue generated more than $2 billion in the U.S. last year and that could grow to $10 billion to $12 billion for states by 2030, exceeding tax revenue from alcohol, according to municipal-bond strategists at Barclays. This year, five...

Kevin Lembo to resign as Connecticut comptroller

Lembo, who spearheaded initiatives to improve transparency and bring greater stability to Connecticut’s finances, will resign Dec. 31 due to a serious heart condition.

State legislators hear calls for greater access to arts, culture, tourism

At forum, a veteran of tourism and hospitality groups in South Florida is introduced as director of the state Office of Tourism.

Graduate student fatally stabbed, 2nd man wounded in NYC

Police say a Columbia University graduate student was fatally stabbed and another man was wounded in separate attacks near the university’s upper Manhattan campus

Inquiry underway over top prosecutor’s hiring of OPM official’s daughter

The administration of Gov. Ned Lamont has retained former U.S. Attorney Stanley A. Twardy Jr. and two other lawyers from the firm of Day Pitney to investigate “possible improprieties by state employees and possibly others.”

Connecticut comptroller to resign due to health condition

Connecticut’s comptroller, Kevin Lembo, said Friday that he will resign a year before the end of his current term because of a health problem

Energy secretary: Offshore wind brings 'gust' of job growth

U_S_ Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Thursday that the administration’s goal for offshore wind and the projects being developed now represent a “gust of job growth throughout the country.”

Man who put razor blades in pizza dough gets more than 4 years in prison

A man accused of putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets in Maine and New Hampshire has been sentenced to four years and nine months in  prison

Man with shotgun outside U.N. arrested after standoff, lockdown

The United Nations headquarters in New York City was locked down for several hours after a man was seen pacing outside with what police said appeared to be a shotgun

Several cases of omicron virus variant detected in NYC

Health officials say multiple cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in New York, including a man who attended an anime convention in Manhattan in late November and tested positive for the variant when he returned home to...

New London woman killed in wrong-way crash on I-95 in Virginia

Virginia State Police say a Connecticut woman was one of two people killed when the car she was riding in was hit head-on by a car traveling the wrong way on Interstate 95 during a police chase

Some Connecticut state employees appear to receive three paychecks this week

In what is being described as a technical glitch by the state comptroller’s office, it appeared that some state workers received three paychecks instead of one this week.

Workers in Connecticut can now apply for a new paid leave program

It will allow people to cover basic living expenses if they take time off of work to raise a child or care for a sick relative.