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The legislature’s Finance Committee agreed to explore income tax cuts aimed at the middle class, the working poor, renters and businesses on Wednesday, but the Democrat-controlled panel also renewed its push to raise more from º£½Ç»»ÆÞ’s wealthiest households.

The 71st House District of Waterbury and Middlebury will remain in Republican hands as William Pizzuto claimed a lopsided victory in a special election Tuesday to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Rep. Tony D’Amelio, R-Waterbury.

Every year, the state of º£½Ç»»ÆÞ sweeps up millions of dollars in uncashed checks, with the promise of seeing those assets safely returned to their owners. But a state program that was created to return so-called unclaimed property is operating in ways that can make it nearly impossible for people to learn the government owes them money.

º£½Ç»»ÆÞ’s bipartisan Reapportionment Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a state Senate redistricting map that puts Stamford, the second-largest and fastest-growing city, in three Senate districts.

State officials are set to launch an expansive audit into how º£½Ç»»ÆÞ’s 169 towns and cities spent roughly $60 million in federal relief funding — money that was meant to help local governments cover emergency costs during the pandemic.

Julie D. Belaga, a political moderate whose victory in a three-way primary in 1986 made her the first woman nominated for governor by the º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Republican Party, died Friday night at her home at an assisted living facility in Westport. She was 91.

Ethics office says Annie Lamont is clear of conflicts. A Sema4 office in Branford. Gov. Ned Lamont's spouse, Annie Lamont, is a founder and managing partner of Oak HC/FT, a venture capital firm that twice invested in Sema4. Was it improper for her firm to increase its stake in Sema4 after the state’s COVID testing contract lifted the company’s testing volume and boosted its revenue?

With gasoline prices in º£½Ç»»ÆÞ creeping to their highest levels in seven years, Gov. Ned Lamont conceded Tuesday he likely won’t be able to revive legislative interest in joining a regional Transportation Climate Initiative any time soon.

Non-unionized managers who work for º£½Ç»»ÆÞ getting 7.5% raise and $2,000 bonus

º£½Ç»»ÆÞ's $40 billion pension debt gets some relief