A bill that would have allowed terminally ill patients to obtain a lethal dose of medication from a physician died in committee in Connecticut this year.

But similar legislation was approved Monday by the Vermont House of Representatives. The measure, which last week cleared the Senate in that state, now goes to Gov. Peter Shumlin, who [...]

The state Senate on Wednesday gave final legislative to a bill that would permit package stores to open more bottles of beer, wine and liquor during tastings.

House Bill 6212, approved by consent in the state Senate, increases the amount of alcohol the store can open, from four bottles to 10.

Patrons who attend the tastings are [...]

The state Senate is poised to unanimously approve a bill that would grant high school diplomas to Vietnam-era veterans who dropped out of school to serve.

“This is a small measure of our ability to say thank you for a job well done,” Sen. Carlo Leone, D-Stamford, said Wednesday afternoon.

Senate Bill 386 would permit [...]

AIDS activists began gathering at the state Capitol 13 years ago to call attention to the toll the epidemic was taking on Connecticut and to demand $1 million in housing for people with HIV.   Now, year after year, they return to Hartford “to continue our campaign of educating legislators about what your lives are [...]

The House of Representatives Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that would make it easier to prosecute those who sexually assault people with severe physical and developmental disabilities.

Supporters of House Bill 6641 say it would close “a legal loophole” in the state’s sexual assault statutes by clarifying the legal definition of “physically helpless.”

“This bill will [...]

Cicada sightings, according to a map at the all-things-cicada website magicicada.org

Dressed in bright yellow t-shirts emblazoned with the phrase “Protect the Safety Net,” dozens of advocates for adults with disabilities came to the state Capitol Tuesday to speak out against budget cuts.   Carl Noll of Fairfield, the father of two adult sons with developmental disabilities, echoed the concerns of many parents who are worried about the [...]

The National Republican Congressional Committee jumped in Monday on criticism by Connecticut Republicans of U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, for accepting tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from people who work in, or lobby for, the energy and environment industry.

Esty’s husband, Dan Esty, regulates those industries in Connecticut as commissioner of [...]

Congress is considering a bill that would allow private-sector employers the option of giving workers paid time off in lieu of overtime.

Supporters say it would give working parents more flexibility in balancing their work duties with their family responsibilities.

Critics, including Democratic U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut’s 3rd District, call it “an empty promise [...]

The executive director for the state Democratic Party, Jonathan Harris, responded late Saturday afternoon to criticism of U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, by state Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola and Republican 5th District congressional candidate  Mark Greenberg.

Both Republicans had blasted Esty for accepting campaign contributions from people in [...]