Christopher Keating

Three major health insurance companies are proposing sharp rate increases in 2027 for many Connecticut residents and with many living paycheck to paycheck, state leaders are concerned about the rising costs.

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories about the candidates in the First Congressional District race. John Larson was nostalgic.

After decades as a controversial behind-the-scenes power broker, longtime Enfield attorney Tom Tyler has finally decided to run for public office.

As a 12-year-old girl, she moved with her family from Haiti to the United States in 2000 and suddenly became undocumented. After a years-long journey in search of the American dream, she eventually received her law degree, bought a home at the age of 30, and is now raising three children with her husband in Hartford's West End.

Housing has been a gnarly and frustrating problem for a long time — despite persistent efforts by politicians that they have been working on the issue.

Locked in a bitter battle, both U.S. Rep. John Larson and former Hartford mayor Luke Bronin say they won the first debate in their race for Congress.

While families were preparing for summer vacations and the July 4 holiday, politicians were crisscrossing the state as they hone their messages and gear up for crucial primaries on Aug. 11.

HARTFORD, Conn. — While families were preparing for summer vacations and the July 4 holiday, politicians were crisscrossing the state as they hone their messages and gear up for crucial primaries on Aug. 11.

‘We should be challenging our party to be better and stronger' Jillian Gilchrest stunned the West Hartford political world eight years ago when she defeated a 23-year incumbent in a surprising upset.

Facing his toughest election ever, U.S. Rep. John Larson is relying on longtime friends from Washington, D.C. over the past 28 years to help him in his home state.