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State lawmakers on Wednesday opened the 2009 Connecticut legislative session, which promises to be one of the most difficult in recent memory given the state's worsening financial situation.

A state task force is asking the Department of Correction to consider using the maximum-security Northern Correctional Institution in Somers exclusively for inmates with behavior problems.

Summaries of recent news involving Medicaid in Connecticut, Louisiana and Rhode Island appear below.

Legislative leaders from both sides of the aisle on Tuesday promised a different, cooperative effort to deal with Connecticut's anticipated multi-billion-dollar budget deficit.

Connecticut lawmakers may clear the way for the state's anti-discrimination laws to extend to transgendered residents.

Senate Minority Leader John McKinney said Tuesday if the state had an independent inspector general's office, Connecticut whistle-blowers would be better protected when they complain about wrongdoing.

Actor Rip Torn has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving charges in Connecticut, nearly two years after being fined and losing his license for similar charges in New York.

Connecticut residents have contributed more than $575,000 to help pay for the official inaugural celebration of President-elect Barack Obama later this month.

Budget woes promise to overshadow session By SUSAN HAIGH AP Political Writer HARTFORD -- When state lawmakers return to the Capitol on Wednesday, they'll be greeted with the daunting task of having to fix the ...

Main Category: Public Health Also Included In: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness ; Smoking / Quit Smoking Article Date: 03 Jan 2009 - 1:00 PST The Connecticut Department of Public Health is urging people to ...

Connecticut regulators have disciplined Bristol Hospital after state inspections revealed various violations.

Connecticut lawmaker Frank Nicastro sees saving the local newspaper as his duty.

Key provisions of a state contracting reform law and mandated Medicaid coverage for hospice services are among a handful of new laws that took effect on Thursday.

Local fire officials and state legislators hope the state will consider making money available to buy land for a new fire training school in the Naugatuck Valley, despite the turbulent economic times.

The job market continued to deteriorate at an alarming pace this month, with Connecticut workers suffering through the largest number of mass layoff notices for any December in a decade.

A Connecticut woman has filed a federal racketeering lawsuit accusing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich of conspiring to cover up sexual abuse of children by priests.

Connecticut's economic development commissioner says she's received responses from five media companies that may be interested in buying some or all of the daily and weekly newspapers put up for sale by Journal ...

About 65,000 workers in Connecticut will see their paychecks increase slightly with a boost in the minimum wage.