Connecticut made an 11.5% return last fiscal year investing its pension assets, placing in the top 25% nationally of large public pension funds, state Treasurer Erick Russell reported Wednesday.

By JONEL ALECCIA A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6 when combined with diet and exercise, a small new study shows. Liraglutide ...

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The growing youth mental health crisis is hampering student success, dragging Connecticut’s economy, and driving feelings of burnout among school staff, Connecticut leaders say.

A popular Connecticut recreation area that has been closed since the summer out of safety concerns could soon reopen if officials approve planned changes to the site.

Saying it was misled into spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to build an oil change shop that it can’t use, a company is suing its former attorney and a consultant along with a zoning ...

Connecticut’s secretary of the state received a report last month warning that candidates and campaigns sought to influence people who were using curbside voting to cast a ballot.

Regrettably, this will have a negligible impact on year end test scores because it avoids the actual keystones of high achievement.

He loved being around people and helping people. He was generous and loved his family and friends and never missed a holiday.” ...

To be clear, I’m not a Luddite, and I’m not advocating hammering our computers and smartphones into plowshares.

Just 5% of foundations’ assets are devoted to this kind of investing, according to a recent study by the consultancy ...

The Maloney High football team opens its season on Friday vs. New Canaan in a marquee Week 1 game. Back under center for the Spartans will be senior QB Ethan Nedinsky who passed for more than 2,000 ...