Connecticut

Former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim celebrates a close primary win, in his bid to retake the office that he held when he was charged with multiple counts of corruption.

5 Years After Release From Prison, Former Conn. Mayor Wins Primary

8:50am September 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The primary win may propel Joe Ganim, 55, back into office in mostly Democratic Bridgeport, the largest city in Connecticut, five years after he was released from a federal prison.

Politics & Government

Connecticut Supreme Court Ruling Bars Execution Of 11 Death Row Inmates

3:54pm August 13, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The inmates had been subject to execution because their capital offenses occurred before the state repealed the death penalty in 2012. The new ruling says the current law is unconstitutional.

An Access Health CT location in New Britain, Conn.

State Obamacare Exchanges Experience Growing Pains

11:50am June 05, 2015

Minnesota, Colorado and Connecticut are figuring out how to keep their health insurance marketplaces afloat as federal startup funding runs out.

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Morgan Tuck of the Connecticut Huskies shoots against Shatori Walker-Kimbrough of the Maryland Terrapins during the NCAA women's Final Four in Tampa, Fla.

Sports

Connecticut, Notre Dame Will Meet In Women's Championship Game

8:32am April 06, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

Basketball powerhouse UConn has a chance at their 10th title after beating Maryland 81-58. They'll meet Notre Dame, who defeated South Carolina by one point earlier Sunday, in Tuesday's finals.

Lou Graham prepares taxes in Connecticut and is ready to answer client questions about the Affordable Care Act.

Tax Preparers Get Ready To Be Bearers Of Bad News About Health Law

4:17pm January 24, 2015

With Affordable Care Act open enrollment ending Feb. 15, taxpayers could find themselves shut out of health insurance – and saddled with big fines – if they don't deal with taxes early this year.

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In one of Access Health CT's new video commercials, a barber explains to his clients why getting health insurance should be a priority.

State Health Insurance Exchanges Hope To Woo Urban Minorities

10:34am November 14, 2014

With Obamacare signups resuming this week, California and Connecticut have deployed new strategies to reach people who resisted signing up last year. Step one: Avoid previous cultural gaffes.

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Homer Bell's family: sister Laura Bell (from left), sister Regina Bell, mother Rosalind Scott and stepfather Jack Wilcox.

How A Family Copes With Schizophrenia And Suicide

7:21pm July 24, 2013

by Jeff Cohen

Serious mental illness can take a toll — not only on the person experiencing the symptoms but on family members, too. The Bell family still struggles with the loss of Homer, their son and brother, who recently killed himself after living with schizophrenia for 30 years.

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