Bill Gerber had been Fairfield's first selectman for just a year and a half before he died from complications of a brain tumor. More than a thousand people filled Sacred Heart University’s Martire Arena to hear from Gerber’s family, friends and admirers.

New York is the third-most expensive state for renters, a nationwide analysis shows, requiring a person making minimum wage to work the equivalent of three full-time jobs to afford a two-bedroom unit at fair market rent.

Connecticut’s $300 million endowment to fund the expansion of early childhood education is being studied as an innovation by other states, according to state officials.

The forensic report on Bridgeport’s public school system found a lack of board oversight, inefficiencies, unusual budget transfers, misclassification of expenditures and opportunities for improvement in several processes and internal control procedures.

Connecticut state senators sent a letter to Congress in support of a new proposed bill that would prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks when making arrests.

The U.S. Senate may approve Emil Bove, a former Donald Trump defense lawyer and current top Justice Department official, to the U.S. Appeals Court, despite having no support from senators in Connecticut and New York.

A White House plan to eliminate the Consumer Product Safety Commission would be harmful to American families and businesses, according to U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).

Connecticut lawmakers are calling for the release of an Afghan interpreter detained by ICE after a routine green card appointment.

Connecticut’s minimum wage, which is among the highest in the nation at $16.35, is indexed to inflation. Connecticut Voices for Children’s policy director argued the state’s personal income tax should be, too.

His decision could clear the way for Rep. Elise Stefanik to seek the Executive Mansion without a competitive GOP primary.