In a letter this week, Secretary David Scanlan responded to claims by some House Republicans over the security of the ballot counting machines used in the state.

The state’s chief election officer is encouraging voters to plan ahead to make sure they exercise their right to vote.

Critics suggest the larger-diameter pipe could someday carry more gas than the two old pipes combined, if an expansion received government approval. But that is not part of the current plan, the pipeline owner says.

Hantz Marconi admitted an error in judgment for conversations she had with the governor and others during her husband’s criminal investigation. She’ll face no discipline.

GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.4% in the third quarter in the last major read on the economy ahead of the midterm elections — but many Americans continue to struggle with affordability.

Federal law requires the Education Department to erase the student loans of borrowers whose colleges close suddenly. A new lawsuit claims the department isn't fully following those rules.

A new adaptation makes its U.S. debut at Hartford Stage. Playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm thinks that focusing on fear is where she was most faithful to Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel.

According to the American Psychiatric Association, more than one-third of Americans worry about climate change at least once a week. Paradoxically, some political strategists have advised politicians to avoid talking about the subject. Some studies show people just aren't talking about it much, despite their worry, but there are also efforts to break that silence, through comedy.