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Democratic lawmakers in a handful of states are trying to send a message two years after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol: Those who engage in an attempted overthrow of the government shouldn’t be allowed to run it.

The bill was named after Billy Smolinski, a Connecticut resident who went missing in 2004. Smolinski’s family joined the parents of Gabby Petito, a Long Island native whose body was found earlier this year in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming on the heels of a national manhunt, during announcement.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone signs a new law that requires tow truck drivers to clean up debris left behind at crash sites.

The new year brings new laws into effect in Connecticut and New York that deal with everything from police accountability to guaranteed sick leave. In…

A recent study found that 1 in 7 people in Connecticut who have been diagnosed with skin cancer said they continued to use indoor tanning equipment after…

Several new laws take effect October 1st in Connecticut. One of them means it will cost you more if you get caught talking or texting on a hand held phone…