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

Democrats stress need for thousands of housing units to meet economic goals while Republicans say their support of regional ...

City leaders’ ongoing plans to improve downtown’s walkability, appearance and economic viability received a recent boost with a $4 million state grant. The new funds will support the $17 million ...

State Rep. Kate Farrar (D-West Hartford-Newington) hosted Connecticut Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Day at the Legislative Office Building.

With the talk about the newly renamed “Gulf of America,” Connecticut’s governor posted a tongue-in-cheek response to social ...

It was a long day for lawmakers at the Connecticut State Capital, as a public hearing lasted hours. The conversation focused ...

Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont is trolling his neighbors to the south with a social media post proposing renaming the Long Island ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Three Republican holdouts in the Georgia Senate got on board with Gov. Brian Kemp’s top-priority legislation ...

There is an online petition calling for Long Island Sound to be renamed. “America has long ignored the greatness of CONNECTICUT! Such as being the pizza capital of the WORLD!!!,” the change.org ...

Under the terms of the plea agreement, the former Trump White House adviser won't be sentenced to any jail time.

Electric rates are a big topic at the state capitol, and there’s much debate around the board that regulates utilities in the state and the person who leads ...