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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 April, it appeared that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's sweeping education reforms — approved last year by the legislature — were imperiled, but Wednesday, a key legislative leader said the reforms are out of danger. The General Assembly's...

They are always polite, but this time, there was a little bite in the latest debate Sunday among New Haven's seven mayoral candidates. When each candidate was given the chance to pose a question to another, Alderman Justin Elicker, who was the first...

If you think democracy is stagnating, come to New Haven. You will find it alive and well. Mayor John DeStefano Jr. is stepping down, and thus far seven of Mr. DeStefano's fellow Democrats are seeking the party's nomination to succeed him. The number...

Tobacco can make you sick and kill you. So can too much sugar in your diet, which most scientists agree is keyed into the obesity epidemic that's producing a generation of bloated kids and fat-plagued adults. We tax the hell out of cigarettes to...

In 1855, the Aetna Life Insurance Co. issued a policy covering the life of a slave in Mississippi named Peter, who was listed as a “laborer.” Like most slave insurance policies, he was only identified by his first name. Hundreds if not...

Leaders in Connecticut's arts community were stunned Wednesday over Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's plan to cut more than $11 million in payments to local arts programs as of July 1. The proposed cuts have raised concern as more than 20 different programs have a...