George C. Jepsen

A court victory for 2,800 state employees laid off in 2003 will cost Connecticut taxpayers dearly. The federal appeals court ruling will impose a big burden on any governor trying to negotiate with unions to ease a financial crisis. Under the ruling, a...

State Attorney General George Jepsen said Thursday that his office will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a recent ruling that gave state employee unions a major victory in a 2003 case concerning then-Gov. John G. Rowland's layoff of more than 2,800...

The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals on May 31 reversed a lower court ruling, and gave unionized state employees a major victory in a 2003 class action lawsuit against ex-Gov. John G. Rowland and his budget chief, Marc Ryan. The appeals panel of...

One of many details from the budget that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and legislators are working to stitch together in the next few days is getting the wrong kind of attention from his top consumer advocates. Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel...

A coalition of gun owners, gun dealers and firearms rights organizations have sued the governor and members of the state's attorney's office, contending that the gun law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings violates the...

Changes in how Connecticut votes may be on the way — and that will be a good thing if it means new rules, such as authorizing early voting, that give busy people more opportunity to vote, boosting turnout and reinvigorating democracy. But an...

Facing criticism for acting too slowly, the board overseeing the largest fund created after the Dec. 14 shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary school announced Tuesday that it will provide $4 million to 40 families affected by the massacre. The...

Remember when CL&P kept promising 99 percent restoration of power in the days after the great October snowstorm in 2011? Turns out even their employees may have suspected they were blowing smoke. Attorney General George Jepsen has asked the Public...

Clues to how serious the federal investigation of corruption at the General Assembly is come from the reaction of state officials to routine requests for documents under the Freedom of Information Act. Facts surrounding a list — that an official's...

A lawyer nominated for a judgeship by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy became a central figure Friday in the federal fraud trial of two women charged with operating a "gifting table club" pyramid scheme. Internal Revenue Service agent Eric Wethje testified that...

The General Assembly should consider limiting what qualifies under law for a waiver for competitive bidding on state contracts, state auditors John C. Geragosian and Robert M. Ward said in their annual report to lawmakers, released Friday. The law...

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy nominated 15 new Superior Court judges Thursday, including prominent Republican Andrew Roraback among the familiar names in the political and legal worlds. Many people had considered Roraback the Republican Party's best chance to...