Democrat Abigail Spanberger is facing Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in the Virginia race for governor. The outcome guarantees that Virginia will have a woman as governor for the first time and ...

The legislation would divert $500 million now slated for CT's pension funds to the state’s budget reserves to confront federal cuts.

Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) announced Monday that he supports legislation to spend state dollars to counteract the impacts of the federal government shutdown and to divert as much as half a billion ...

News broke a short time later that the Trump administration decided to partially fund SNAP. The program costs about $8 ...

Courts in two states will hear arguments Monday on the legality of the deployment of the National Guard, including the use of ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a competitor-turned-supporter of President Donald Trump, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Buckley Institute's annual conference in New Haven on Nov. 14.

Governor Ned Lamont and other top Connecticut leaders are holding a press conference on these issues, at 10 a.m. on Monday. News 8 is livestreaming the remarks in the video player above. NEW ...

The candidates criss-crossed their states over the weekend ahead of the first big races since Trump’s 2024 win.

Earlier this year, "quiet" was one word to describe the Virginia race for governor. Then came DOGE, a text message scandal ...

On Tuesday, Connecticut Democrats will try exploit open seats for top offices in New Britain, Norwich, Torrington, Branford and Westport.

Many states have taken steps to replace suspended federal SNAP benefits but Connecticut lawmakers say Gov. Lamont’s response is inadequate.