Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy attends an opioid abuse conference in Boston, MA on June 7, 2016.

Neil Vigdor, political reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media, asks White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about immigration policy during the daily press briefing. Vigdor was selected as part of an initiative allows reporters outside Washington, D.C., to participate via Skype.

Pence’s response to anti-Semitism raises a question – Did voters elect the wrong Republican?: John L. Micek

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and Vice President Mike Pence view some of the damage done at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, Mo., on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. Over 150 headstones had been overturned by vandals.

Oklahomans oppose proposed wind tax, according advocacy group poll

Almost three-fourths of Oklahoma voters are opposed to Gov. Mary Fallin's proposed half-cent tax on wind generation, according to a new poll sponsored by a wind advocacy group. The State Chamber also is voicing opposition to the plan.

Maine Governor asks Trump to a oemake Maine woods great againa

Maine's governor has asked Republican President Donald Trump to undo Democratic former President Barack Obama's designation of a national monument. Republican Gov. Paul LePage asked Trump to take the unprecedented step of returning land in the northern part of the state to private ownership in a Feb. 14 letter.

Day editor got it wrong on Republicans dealing on budget

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: The Day's editorial page editor allowed Republican lawmakers 11 days to come up with a $40 billion budget response to the tax and spending plan laid out by Gov. Malloy Feb. 8. It took the Malloy's bureaucratic budget experts presumably all fall and into the winter to create a universally disliked proposal - most Democrats not living in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport don't support it either - that shovels much of the state's looming $3.6 billion deficit onto to towns and cities and builds in concessions from state employees.

‘Don’t repeal Obamacare, improve it’: Republicans face wrath…

Republicans members of Congress, away from Washington for the Presidents Day week, are getting an earful as constituents have come out in force to voice displeasure for some of the party's policy positions, particularly the plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa held an event on Tuesday in which constituents voiced concerns about losing coverage if the law better known as Obamacare is repealed.

Government, on multiple levels, decides to fail transgender students

The federal government has essentially stopped defending the rights of transgender students. Earlier this week, just after Jeff Sessions had been confirmed as attorney general, the Department of Justice announced it would no longer defend a directive that sought to ensure transgender students were not discriminated against in public schools and universities.

Veterans injured by service wait years for compensation hearings

"If I sit down with the VA [secretary] nominee, I'm going to ask him about technology, personnel and managing the system," Sen. Tim Kaine said. Vietnam veteran Thomas Hundley displays letters he sent to his wife in 1966 from Vietnam He had to prove to the VA that he served in the war.

Tennessee Capitol protests lead to call for tighter security

After recent protests around the state Capitol in Nashville, some Republicans want a crackdown on demonstrators and tougher security requirements for entering the legislative office complex. Democrats are pushing back, arguing that access to lawmakers shouldn't be restricted only because many of the protesters oppose the policies of Republican President Donald Trump on issues including immigration, race, abortion and LGBT rights.