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" A huge missed opportunity," "a bad idea from the start" and "disappointing news."

Connecticut Republicans running for Congress slammed the bipartisan committee that proved unable to cut federal spending and rein in the nation's growing debt.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will mark his first Thanksgiving at the governor's mansion by putting together a traditional feast for his extended family.

Some lawmakers are calling for a special session before the end of the year to tackle a host of bill related to October's storm and the resulting widespread blackouts but Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said today he doesn't have a preference at this point.

Governor Malloy released the following Thanksgiving message:

With state Rep. Timothy O'Brien stepping down, Rep. Paul Davis has been named as the new co-chairman of the legislature's regulations review committee.

A Glastonbury photographer claims in a lawsuit that an image he photographed in 2000 in Peru - showing an ancient stone gateway at the famed Machu Picchu ruins in the Andes - was used in a Yale University Press book and wrongly credited to a Yale professor.

In response to a fatal accident earlier this month at Yale University, Sen. Richard Blumenthal is seeking a federal review of rental truck safety standards.

Gov. Malloy will continue the tradition of hosting a holiday open house at the governor's mansion on Prospect Avenue in Hartford.

For many attorneys, the crowning achievement of a long legal career is becoming a judge.

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill Monday announced key calendar dates leading up to the Connecticut Presidential Preference Primary on April 24, 2012. She said in a statement that the primary will be preceded by two significant actions:

Democratic 5th District congressional candidate Elizabeth Esty was asked on WFSB, Channel 3's Face the State program this past weekend why the name of her husband, state energy and environmental commissioner Daniel Esty, comes up on the phone ID when her campaign is calling.

Connecticut voters can cast ballots in the April 24, 2012 Presidential Preference Primary even if they wait to register as late as the day before, Secretary of the State Denise Merrill said Monday.

After weeks of tedious work, top legislators have reached a general agreement on the new boundary lines for the 151 state House of Representatives districts, Capitol sources said Monday.

With the largest tax increase in Connecticut history kicking in, the state is projected to generate a surplus of more than $100 million in the current fiscal year - finally pushing the state into the black.

Northeast Utilities on Tuesday increased its post-storm fund from $10 million to $30 million, saying the earlier amount was too low.

In a fundraising email sent out Tuesday by Susan Bysiewicz's campaign for the 2012 Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, Bysiewicz's daughter, Ava Bysiewicz Donaldson, says that “we need people like my mom in Washington" and asks, "Can you support my mom's campaign today with a contribution of $25, $50, or $100?"

The panel commissioned by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to investigate the response to two recent storms will meet today.

Officially, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is remaining neutral in the three-way race to become the party's U.S. Senate candidate from Connecticut.

As the committee charged with redrawing Connecticut's political map works furiously against the clock, the state's congressional delegation urged the panel to resist making major changes.

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