Government News

The Connecticut State Senate has passed a bill to increase the state's minimum wage by 75 cents to $9 an hour by January 2015. ...

Several gun advocacy groups and individuals filed a lawsuit May 22 in which they claim the state's recent gun reform package violates citizens' constitutional right to bear arms. ...

Ken Jenkins, chairman of the Board of Legislators, has filed a complaint in state court to block an agreement allowing Sustainable Playland to run Playland. ...

STOP Albany, a group composed of various Westchester officials, plans to lobby Albany for mandate relief. ...

As the investigation into the cause of the Metro-North train collision continues, an initial review shows both safety precautions and state funding have been maintained by and for the train operator. ...

Connecticut gas companies are gearing up for the state’s new comprehensive energy strategy, which includes a major increase in natural gas in place of petroleum-based oil. ...

Plans to re-open the Globe Theatre in Norwalk have been resuscitated by a former stage hand who has proposed to turn the Globe into a digitally equipped center for the performing arts. ...

The former finance director for Christopher Donovan’s failed 2012 run for the U.S. House of Representatives was convicted earlier this week on multiple charges in relation to a campaign contribution scheme. ...

Nearly 30,000 Connecticut residents with long-term unemployment benefits will see a nearly 20 percent decrease in compensation checks due to federal sequestration cuts. ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a no-tax initiative to assist upstate SUNY campuses and communities in attracting start-ups, venture capital and investments. ...

With arts, entrepreneurs and waterfront parkland, Peekskill reinvents itself as a postindustrial river city ...

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

Iris Burkat’s corporate history was in finance and travel-related services – “mostly travel” – for the likes of American Express, CitiBank and Merrill-Lynch. The single moment that told her it was time to move on came during “one of those recessions in the ’90s,” she said, and it came with an audience ...

Poughkeepsie's Tkazyik and state comptroller differ over red ink. ...

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has called for another round of affordable housing grants that would total $13.8 million for 11 neighborhood revitalization programs throughout the state. ...