Politics & Policy

Connecticut’s utility regulator has approved a nearly $68 million rate increase for United Illuminating, granting the electric company that serves the New Haven and Bridgeport areas additional revenue and erasing all financial penalties tied to its failure to clean up a contaminated former power plant.

Connecticut’s major energy companies are backing a proposed overhaul of the state’s clean energy incentive programs — but with strings attached, as they raise concerns about ratepayer costs and program design.

Connecticut will receive a $154 million federal grant to help improve health care access and outcomes in rural communities, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday.

Emergency medical workers are asking to be included in a proposal by Gov. Ned Lamont that offers...

On the question of his ability to continue delivering earmarks and other state grants, long an important...

On Wednesday morning, state officials celebrated the University of Connecticut Health Center’s acquisition of Waterbury Hospital and...

For years, small businesses in Connecticut have called for state legislators to allow their companies to be...

Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal to eliminate the state Office of Health Strategy and replace it with a regulatory panel within the state Department of Public Health is scheduled for a public hearing on Wednesday.

A Republican senator's letter attacking UConn Health CEO Andrew Agwunobi's record landed days before the Waterbury Hospital acquisition celebration, drawing pushback from Gov. Lamont and Comptroller Scanlon.

A Torrington transfer station that became the subject of an unusual dispute involving two trash haulers and allegations of favoritism at the state Capitol will be closed after a year of state control, officials confirmed this week.