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

What does the Department of Education do? To be clear, the federal department does not dictate what educators teach in the ...

Questions surround Gillett nomination after Eversource and UI lawsuit, Hartford Courant story, and lawmakers seeking PURA ...

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

Nominee Linda McMahon sketched out how to achieve President Donald Trump's goal of dismantling the Education Department.

Linda McMahon once described herself as an outsider stepping into the world of education, a business leader with an ...

A Shelton political stalwart and a relative newcomer in Stratford will battle for vacant senate seat in the 21st district, ...

No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind, the long-serving GOP leader rejecting President Donald Trump’s more high-profile Cabinet nominees — alone at ...

Linda McMahon said she’d focus on apprenticeships, vouchers, parents rights and women’s sports in her confirmation hearing ...

Connecticut’s procurement of EVs went from eight vehicles in 2022, to 24 in 2023, before falling back down to zero last year.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - State Sen. Geraldine Thompson died following complications from knee replacement surgery on Thursday, according to her family. Sen. Geral ...

Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive now nominated for education secretary, faced questions from senators about how ...