Martin M Looney

Legislators scrambled Wednesday to finish their work on the final day of the 2013 session – granting final approval for more than $2 billion in bond projects, allowing police to withhold crime-scene photographs of murder victims, and legalizing...

Still tired after finishing the legislative session only hours earlier, legislators differed sharply Thursday over the successes and failures of their work over the past five months. Numerous bills were passed on major issues, including raising the...

State Comptroller Kevin Lembo on Thursday bemoaned the failure of state Senate leaders to vote on a bill he was pushing that would have required the state to establish a searchable online database for citizens to learn about tax breaks and other...

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...

In less than a week, Connecticut effectively gave U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (and the Obama Administration) a slap in the face and then backhanded them for good measure. The first hit was the General Assembly’s approval of allowing...

With the Senate's endorsement early Thursday, Connecticut joined a small but growing group of states that allows undocumented immigrants in the U.S. to obtain a special driver's license. The bill to allow driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants,...

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...

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...

Following a debate that stretched on for more than seven and a half hours, the state House of Representatives approved a bill just after dawn on Thursday that offers undocumented immigrants the opportunity to obtain a Connecticut driver's license. The...

Following a Republican filibuster that stretched on for more than seven and a half hours, the state House of Representatives approved a bill just after dawn on Thursday that offers undocumented immigrants the opportunity to obtain a Connecticut drivers...