Malloy offers Connecticut's assistance with reuniting immigrant families

In a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar, the governor pressed federal authorities to work quickly to reunite the families that had been separated under the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy.

State Troubadour to sing the praises of Connecticut

Middletown professional soul and pop singer Nekita Waller is named to honorary State Troubadour position

New Hampshire prep school settles with abused former student

An elite New Hampshire prep school has agreed to a legal settlement with a former student who was sexually abused in the 1970s

R.I. gets more federal funding to combat opioid addiction

Rhode Island has been awarded more federal funding to combat opioid addition

Ex-New England Mafia boss 'Cadillac Frank' guilty in slaying

An 84-year-old former New England Mafia boss has been convicted of killing a nightclub owner more than two decades ago

Man charged in NYC bike path killings invokes 'Allah' during court appearance

The man charged with murdering eight people on a New York City bike path and injuring many more spoke out in court, invoking "Allah" and defending the Islamic State

Drug spoon sculpture removed from outside Connecticut drug maker headquarters

An 800-pound, nearly 11-foot-long steel sculpture of a bent and burned drug spoon has been placed in front of the Connecticut headquarters of drug maker Purdue Pharma as part of an art protest against the opioid crisis

Reuniting immigrant kids with parents? Not so easy, says Blumenthal

After a day visiting immigration facilities at the Texas border Friday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal said "there is no plan, there is no strategy" to reunify immigrant kids who have been separated from their undocumented parents.

Investigation sheds harsh light on CCSU campus police department

An outside investigation into the way a Connecticut university handled a female campus police officer's allegations of sexual assault by a male officer has found multiple issues within the department

Lawsuit: Boston schools cooperate with immigration officials

A coalition of civil rights and student advocacy groups has sued the Boston Public Schools to find out how much student information the system shares with federal immigration officials

Regents approve plan to consolidate community colleges in 2023

The governing board of Connecticut’s 12 community colleges voted Thursday to move forward with implementing a new plan to merge the schools into a single accredited institution — but this time in five years.

U.S. House bill cuts thousands from Connecticut’s free school lunch program

The U.S. House on Thursday narrowly approved a massive farm bill that would cut thousands of children from free school meals in Connecticut. It would limit “categorical eligibility” for the food stamp program.

Connecticut congressional delegation heading to US border

Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation are heading to the US border to meet with migrant families