Connecticut Could Become First State To Ban Variable-Rate Utility Contracts
Consumers are often tempted to opt for variable rates with electric utility companies, hoping to lower their bills.
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Consumers are often tempted to opt for variable rates with electric utility companies, hoping to lower their bills.
With massive state budget deficits projected over the next several years, state Senate President Martin Looney is immersing himself in ways to deal with the challenges.
Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch said the candidates are from varied backgrounds, which was one of the goals in the effort that saw city officials working closely with communities.
Starbucks spokesman Jim Olson said the chain's initiative will continue more broadly without the handwritten messages.
Connecticut lawmakers are considering whether to create a new commission that would devise ways to increase physical activity among students.
A Connecticut woman prosecutors said was high on drugs and alcohol has been sentenced to the maximum 10 years for the hit-and-run death of a police officer's 70-year-old mother.
Snow fell across the Tri-State Area all day Friday, causing travel delays and leaving people fit to be tied on the first day of spring.
There were 42 students were on board the bus at the time of the crash. Nine were treated for minor injuries.
The MTA said the hikes are needed to balance the budget against rising operating costs, pointing out they've cut $1 billion in spending.
A winter weather advisory is in effect from 6 a.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday for New York City, northeast New Jersey, the lower Hudson Valley, southern Connecticut and Long Island.
The top prosecutor in Connecticut plans to tell state lawmakers that steps have been taken to ensure fatal shootings by police are investigated by potentially impartial prosecutors.
Stamford police have arrested a third suspect in a fatal stabbing that police say began as a fight over spilled coffee.
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy wants to find a new approach to dealing with bad behavior in schools.
This proposal would allow tolls to be placed anywhere on Connecticut highways, not just along the state's borders.
A bill that could lead to electronic tolls on Connecticut's highways has cleared its first legislative hurdle.
