Joan V Hartley

The state Senate granted final legislative approval Monday night to a two-year, $44 billion budget that extends tax increases, cuts college scholarships, and simultaneously increases spending for a wide variety of programs. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and...

The Senate granted final legislative approval Monday night to a two-year, $44 billion spending plan that extends tax increases, cuts college scholarships and increases spending for a variety of programs. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Democrats hailed the...

Democrats and Republicans argued Tuesday over whether the legislature is planning to blow through the state's mandated spending cap in order to balance next year's budget. Republicans say it's clear that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and leaders of the...

The state Senate voted Thursday night to raise the minimum wage — after a huge clash between Republicans and Democrats. The latest version calls for raising the wage by 75 cents per hour over two years, with no index for inflation. As such, the...

Prompted by recent drowning deaths of students in public schools, the state House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to increase safety in swimming pools. Supporters say the measure, which cleared the House in a...

HARTFORD — Negotiators for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the Democrat-controlled legislature have reached a tentative agreement on a new, two-year state budget that could be approved later this week, sources said Saturday night. Lawmakers have been...

The state Senate voted Thursday night to raise the minimum wage - an issue that has been controversial through the years. The latest version calls for raising the wage by 75 cents per hour over two years with no index for inflation. As such, the wage...

Connecticut lawmakers gave final approval early Thursday to a wide-ranging bill that includes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, a response to last year's deadly school shooting in Newtown that one lawmaker...

Luego de varias horas de la primera audiencia de las propuestas del control de armas de la Asamblea General en Capitol estatal el jueves, la senadora estatal, Joan Hartley, recurrió a un representante de la industria de armas y preguntó con cuales medidas...

By the slimmest of margins, the Senate on Saturday approved a bill that decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The vote was 18-18, with Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman tipping the balance with the tie-breaking vote. After years of false...