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The Westchester-Putnam-Rockland region sees an increase in private-sector jobs. ...

The federal government paid for the majority of the security arrangements that were put in place as a result of Prince Harry's May 15 visit to the Greenwich Polo Club, according to reports. ...

The state legislature is on the verge of approving a bill to revise Connecticut’s renewable energy standards, with supporters saying it would both cut costs and cut down on the state’s greenhouse gas emissions ...

In June Connecticut homeowners should be able to apply for the first round of federal Hurricane Sandy relief grants to repair storm damage and “storm-proof” their homes ...

New data reveal a great degree of variance – both nationally and in Fairfield County – in what different hospitals charge for the same procedures ...

A bill to refund the mothballed federal dam safety program advanced through the Senate this week by an 83-14 margin. As many as 100 regional dams may be at risk of failure. A spokesman for the bill’s author, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-Cold Spring, cited “huge bipartisan support” in the Senate as cause for optimism the bill will become law. It must still pass the full House of Representatives. After t ...

A proposal for 411,450 square-feet of retail with a 110-room hotel is being considered in Greenburgh ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a board of state officials to help struggling municipalities. ...

Connecticut and its fellow New England states would - for the first time - have a say in the annual budget of the entity that operates the region's electric grid under a May 13 settlement. ...

Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy expressed serious concerns over a disclosure that the Justice Department seized phone records of The Associated Press staff in Hartford, New York City and Washington, D.C. ...

New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan is urging Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut legislators to strike down a bill that proposes changes to Connecticut's renewable energy standards. ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the members of a state  cyber security advisory board Friday, one day after eight Yonkers men were charged in a massive cyber attack on the global banking system. The board will advise the administration on developments in cyber security and make recommendations for protecting the state’s critical infrastructure and information systems. Cuomo first announced his plans to create t ...

The state is moving forward with its regulatory plans for medical marijuana. ...

The city’s chief planner said the process would build off of – rather than overhaul – the 2002 master plan revision by focusing on areas that have experienced the most change in the past 11 years. ...