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Two years ago, when the city was in the grip of financial instability and edging toward bankruptcy, Mayor Luke Bronin suggested putting new, nonunion workers on a 401(k)-type retirement plan. But following a generous state bailout, council members weighing the proposal now concede the idea is on...

In an election season when fiscal restraint and pocketbook issues loom large, many candidates are touting their budgeting prowess to persuade voters that they’ll be responsible stewards of the public’s money. That’s been a consistent theme from Erin Stewart, New Britain mayor and Republican candidate...

Republican gubernatorial candidate David Stemerman remains the king of campaign cash — and campaign spending — with days to go before primary elections will thin the field of those vying to lead Connecticut. Stemerman, a former hedge fund manager from Greenwich, made headlines in June by pumping...

State officials and veterans groups gave a military funeral service Friday to four World War II veterans whose remains weren’t claimed after they died. The service at the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown is the latest in a years-long effort to provide veterans with the dignified burials they’re...

The Solnit children’s psychiatric center can continue to operate in the wake of June 28th suicide of a pregnant teen, but will work under at least 40-hour-per-week monitoring by a state-approved expert who will report on virtually every aspect of the Middletown facility. The “independent consultant”...

A Hartford police sergeant was placed on leave after a video surfaced early Friday in which he was recorded saying he is “trigger happy” during an interaction with a group near Capitol Avenue. “Anybody who wants to fight or run, I’m a little trigger happy guys, I’m not gonna lie. You know I could...

Campaign workers for Minnie Gonzalez, the Hartford state legislator fending off a bid for her seat of 22 years from political newcomer Gannon Long, have been accused of intimidating a voter and trailing volunteers canvassing for Long in a truck that blared music and advertisements for Gonzalez....

Superintendent Bridget Heston Carnemolla announced Wednesday that the district has chosen Michael Renkawitz as the new principal of Avon High School. Renkawitz served for the past 5 years as principal of the town’s Thompson Brook School. Before that he worked as a sixth-grade teacher and as principal...

Metropolitan District CEO Scott Jellison told worried residents and business owners at a Hartford business association meeting Thursday morning that their water is safe despite concerns about corroded pipes. Their concerns stemmed from significant flooding at Lisa Vivian’s business at 980 Albany...

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has joined his Democratic colleagues in filing a Freedom of Information Act request seeking documents related to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s time in the George W. Bush White House. He said questions exist about Kavanaugh’s involvement in some of the...