Connecticut

Adults in Connecticut and New York can now legally buy recreational marijuana. But what will that mean for established cannabis-based businesses?

The Connecticut Energy Assistance Program’s coffers have been swelled with $30 million in additional American Rescue Plan Act money approved by state lawmakers last November, and another $20 million from the federal omnibus spending package passed by Congress last December.

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined a bipartisan Senate delegation on a trip that legislators are hoping will inspire a new immigration legislation.

Connecticut health care advocates are calling on the state Legislature to expand HUSKY coverage for undocumented immigrants.

Connecticut teachers' unions have announced their 2023 legislative agenda. It includes increasing teacher salaries to attract and retain public school educators.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont passed a bill legalizing cannabis in 2021. Now, recreational sales allow anybody over 21 to purchase marijuana.

Recreational marijuana sales begin this week in Connecticut. Officials say their cities are getting ready.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont highlighted the erasure of thousands of low-level cannabis convictions on the eve of the state’s legal retail sales of marijuana. The state's Clean Slate law took effect at the beginning of the month.

Private sector employees who put themselves at risk in public-facing jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic will be receiving “hero payments” of up to $1,000 starting in February through Connecticut’s Premium Pay Program.

The five New Haven police officers who have been sued by Randy Cox for injuries that left him paralyzed have filed court papers blaming the EMTs who treated Cox.