Last week's report detailing the mental health history of Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza has spurred officials to demand that more must be done to reform the state's mental health system. “The Lanza report is damning in the sense that it tells us what we already knew that our mental health system is totally siloed where you have school... Read More about Lanza Report Spurs Mental Health Discussion

Officials with Access Health CT said sign-ups are ahead of schedule in the week after open enrollment began for the second time. Jason Madrak, chief marketing officer of the state's health care exchange, described "a lot of pent-up interest" and said "people are really coming to us right out of the gate.” Overall, more than 11,000 people... Read More about Access Health Enrollments Ahead of Schedule

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on the administration to provide lethal military aid to Ukraine. Murphy said the United States and European countries should increase economic sanctions against Russian agressors. “We must be prepared to use the tools at our disposal to pressure the Russian government to fully withdraw troops and end this... Read More about Murphy to Obama: Send more military aid to Ukraine

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy publicly called on Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the Connecticut General Assembly on Thursday to overhaul the state's elections system, saying recent problems at the polls highlight the need for professionalization and accountability. The Democrat called it "inexcusable" to have breakdowns, such as polling... Read More about Murphy calls for overhaul of Connecticut elections

Washington – New Haven Corporation Counsel Victor Allen Bolden was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Thursday to a federal judgeship in Connecticut on a narrow 49-46 vote. All Senate Republicans opposed the nomination of Bolden, 49, who has served as an attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and as a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties... Read More about Despite GOP opposition, Senate confirms Bolden to federal bench

U.S. Sen Chris Murphy said Connecticut's low voter turnout in the most recent election is a matter of huge concern, and the failure of the Hartford registrars to open polling places in a timely manner is inexcusable. Here is his full statement, released Thursday: "Well under half of Connecticut's eligible voters turned out to vote in this year's... Read More about "Enough Is Enough," Says U.S. Sen. Murphy On Low Turnout, Problems At CT Polling Places

The state's congressional delegation has unanimously voted against construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. On Tuesday, the Senate voted 59-41 in favor of the oil pipeline — one vote shy of the filibuster-proof majority needed to pass the bill. Forty Democrats voted against the bill, with 14 Democrats joining all 45 Republicans in support of... Read More about State delegation explains pipeline votes

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Long Island Sound Futures Fund today announced 14 grants for conservation and restoration in several communities along the Sound, including projects in East Lyme, Lyme, Old Mystic, Stonington, Norwich, Essex and Mystic. The Long Island Sound Futures Fund is a partnership of federal and state... Read More about Long Island Sound Futures Fund announces local grant recipients

The United States has a proud history of returning the bodies or remains of the men and women killed during combat to their loved ones at home and burying them with full military honors. For many parents, family members and friends, paying tribute at a gravesite to a loved one with the honor guard folding Old Glory and presenting it to the next of... Read More about Military should bring remains of sailor home

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power told a Connecticut audience on Monday that she’s hopeful of meaningful cooperation with Senate Republicans as the Obama administration shapes its foreign policy. Power spoke in Stamford at the invitation of Senator Chris Murphy, who organized a conference with business leaders about trade... Read More about Ambassador Samantha Power Sees Hope in New Congress

Fear sells. Throughout the fall, companies marketed "Ebola suits" and are having trouble keeping them in stock. Or you could go the do-it-yourself route, like the woman waiting to board a flight at Dulles airport with a homemade full-body hazmat suit. Meanwhile, fringe elements warn people to take their kids out of school, and avoid public transit,... Read More about Time to Confirm Dr. Vivek Murthy

THE NATION relies on federal funding to build and maintain the roads, bridges, rails and other transportation infrastructure that Americans use every day. For the sake of the economy — and for the sanity of drivers, riders, bikers and even walkers — that federal contribution must be healthy and reliable. Instead, the last time Congress... Read More about Bipartisan buy-in could finally provide reliable transportation funding

WASHINGTON >> Third Class Fireman Edwin Hopkins was killed in 1941 during the Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor, but his remains, designated as unknown by the Navy, are buried in a casket in Hawaii along with the remains of five other “unknown” veterans — and his family along with U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and other officials... Read More about Murphy demands action on Connecticut sailor’s remains buried as ‘unknown’

EAST CANAAN — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D) was knee-deep in manure this week. That’s not a polite way of saying he was in some kind of trouble. He really was standing in a vat of (partially composted) cow manure as part of a day at Freund’s Farm in East Canaan on Monday, Aug. 11. Matthew Freund, who had some past farm help... Read More about Senator Murphy steps up to help small farms