Connecticut House of Representatives

Connecticut lawmakers don’t intend to come back for a special session this year to override Governor Ned Lamont’s vetoes. The governor vetoed five of the 228 bills sent to him in the recent legislative session.

The bill would require Connecticut’s Department of Correction to study the introduction of full-body scanners and make recommendations to lawmakers by the beginning of next year.

The Connecticut House offered absolution, not exoneration, to the nine women and two men hanged for witchcraft in the 17th-century.

Connecticut lawmakers will return to the state Capitol after Thanksgiving for a special session — their agenda will include taking action to help low income residents afford the high cost of energy this winter.

The Connecticut House of Representatives has voted to approve a $1.9 billion state employee union contract. The agreement now goes to the Senate for approval. The GOP argue that the bonuses and wage increases would not prevent the retirement wave.

Many Connecticut veteran lawmakers are deciding to sit out the 2016 campaign season. Most are not running for office because they've had their fill of…

Brendan Sharkey, speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives, is retiring. The 54-year-old Hamden Democrat announced his retirement in a closed…

In the final days of Connecticut's legislative session, House Republican Leader Lawrence Cafero reflects on his time in office.