Michael A. McLachlan

— Independent political groups that violate Connecticut's campaign disclosure laws could face bigger fines, but big-time donors would be able to give thousands more to parties and candidates under a bill approved by the Senate early Tuesday. The...

Republicans expressed outrage Wednesday at a Democratic-written bill that would effectively eliminate the Independent Party of Connecticut. The bill, which is a working draft, would remove the word "independent'' from any political party in Connecticut....

With the Senate's endorsement early Thursday, Connecticut joined a small but growing group of states that allows undocumented immigrants in the U.S. to obtain a special driver's license. The bill to allow driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants,...

Republicans were outraged Wednesday by a Democratic-written bill that would eliminate the Independent Party of Connecticut. The bill, which is a working draft, says that the word “independent” would be removed from any political party in...

During Wednesday's debate on new gun laws, Sen. John Kissel rose and began a lengthy set of remarks with two anecdotes. First, the Enfield Republican spoke movingly of hugging his youngest son, Tristan, on the day of the Newtown massacre, one day before...

There are probably novels of international intrigue with plots less convoluted than the past year's events inside the newly created state Office of Governmental Accountability, or OGA. The OGA is a super-agency created in 2011 by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy...

Up to now, the Connecticut General Assembly has never approved any of the bills offered in recent years that would enable cities and towns to install cameras at red lights and collect fines by mailing tickets to violators. But this year's bill —...