Kevin D. Witkos

State Sen. Kevin Witkos, Republican of Canton, appauded the passage of legislation that he introduced during the recently ended session of the General Assembly that would establish an advisory council on two disorders that impact children, according to an...

Legislators scrambled Wednesday to finish their work on the final day of the 2013 session – granting final approval for more than $2 billion in bond projects, allowing police to withhold crime-scene photographs of murder victims, and legalizing...

Consumer groups are at odds with a trio of bills that supporters say will bring state oversight of phone and internet services into the 21st century. One group, the Connecticut Citizen Action Group, raised consumer concerns about the legislation, tying...

When Kevin Witkos proposed legislation to require bicyclists to ride single file on Connecticut roads, he never expected it would land him in the middle of a firestorm. "I got taken to the woodshed," he now says a little ruefully. "I didn't realize such...

The latest barrage of state legislators' newsletters hit constituents' mailboxes throughout Connecticut in recent weeks — as the General Assembly continues to spend more than $1 million a year in taxpayer funds to send flashy "informational"...

Lawmakers on Wednesday easily approved a $626 million package of incentives designed to create jobs, revive the economy and undo the state's image as hostile to business. The votes in the House of Representatives and the Senate were nearly unanimous....

Police used Tasers far too often on people who posed no real threat, on the elderly, children and the infirm. They stunned people already handcuffed and used Tasers without proper warning, often violating safety guidelines. And 58 percent of those Tased...