The chairwoman of the state Democratic Party asked Gov. M. Jodi Rell on Thursday to explain the role she played years ago, as lieutenant governor, when she met with transportation officials on the routing of a Route 7 bypass through a quarry in her hometown of Brookfield.

From now on, Connecticut Lottery winners will have six months less time to claim their prizes , a change expected to reap $6.1 million in unclaimed prize money for the cash-starved state government during the first year.

A private meeting Tuesday between Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and top Democratic legislative leaders has irked the state’s House GOP leader, who says he’s been kept in the dark about key developments in budget negotiations by a governor in his own party.

A report released Monday by the Yankee Institute — which describes itself as a “nonpartisan research and education organization” and as ” Connecticut’s free market think tank” — questioned some of the office expenses of the state’s five members in the U.S. House of Representatives during the past two-year term.

Connecticut homeowners facing foreclosure have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in unnecessary marshal fees since 2007, when a select group of marshals who serve foreclosure papers boosted their incomes by changing the way they billed for deliveries, an investigation by The Courant has found.

Republican lawmakers in Connecticut are
expected to unveil their latest budget proposal as the state’s
budget impasse continues.

Connecticut Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele
(feh-DELL’-ee) says he’ll be the Republican candidate for governor
in 2010 if fellow GOP member M. Jodi Rell doesn’t seek re-election.

Rep. John B. Larson on Tuesday evening was recovering from successful heart valve replacement surgery at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center earlier in the day.

Every year, Gov. M. Jodi Rell sends personalized letters of congratulation to new graduates of the University of Connecticut, the Connecticut State University System and the 12 state community colleges.

After months of avoiding talk of any tax increases, Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Wednesday that she will be offering tax hikes in her newest, updated budget that will be unveiled today.