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.

Seeking to address longtime public demands for more transparency about the goings-on in the Legislature, the state Senate ...

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.

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

Bills aren't making their way through the Mass. legislative process from a lack of lawmakers ready to act. This simple reason ...

Patel inherits an FBI gripped by turmoil as the Justice Department has forced out a group of senior bureau officials in the ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate was set to vote Thursday on whether to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, a decision that could ...

A late-night deal between Connecticut's governor and state lawmakers set the scene for Thursday confirmation of a ...

State legislators are mourning the death of former state Senator Joseph Crisco, who served 24 years in the legislature and ...

The US Senate has confirmed Kash Patel as FBI director, putting the former prosecutor in charge of a law-enforcement agency ...