One day after lawmakers ignored his appeal to be frugal with special education, Gov. Ned Lamont previewed the looming fiscal nightmare that is Medicaid.

The race for governor in 2026 is heating up with the entrance of the first official candidate, Westport First Selectwoman Jen Tooker.

Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) gave Weston resident Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones a special award this week. You saw that on News 8, but here is an extended version of what happened during the ceremony.

I guess we’re having a redo today,” said House Minority Leader Vincent J. Candelora, R-North Branford. “The governor, while he claims to stand for fiscal principles, vetoed a bill, then within a

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont set April 22 as the special election date in Shelton to fill a vacancy by veteran House member Jason Perillo's move to the Senate.

Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) signed a bill Friday investing $40 million in special education after a week of back-and-forth at the state capitol.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says he'll veto $40 million overwhelmingly approved last week as a supplement for towns and cities to spend on special ed.

Ned Lamont on Monday vetoed a bipartisan $40 million supplemental special-education appropriation rushed through the General Assembly during his absence from Connecticut last week, as well as $2.88 million in partisan grants for nonprofits targeted by the Trump administration.

Connecticut's governor, on trade mission in India, voices displeasure on bill that would add $40 million for statewide special education.

Gov. Ned Lamont called revelations about a state senator the governor previously agreed to nominate as one of Connecticut’s five energy regulators "a problem."

Lamont said he still fully supports increasing funding for special education and pointed to the $54 million increase in his budget proposal.

Ned Lamont and legislative leaders said Tuesday they agreed on a compromise that would deliver $40 million in special education funding and $2.88 million in grants to Planned Parenthood and LGBTQ groups without a veto-override battle Wednesday.