A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week's happenings at the Connecticut General Assembly.

Five people including prominent Democratic political operatives in Connecticut’s largest city have been criminally charged ...

The century-old law has driven up prices, jammed roads and shriveled the U.S. maritime industry.

As a result of the court ruling, the minimum wage will rise to $12.48 an hour Friday. Under the compromise signed into law by ...

The Senate's budget framework is at odds with the House's approach, and both chambers ultimately have to be on the same page to get the legislation across the finish line.