Overall, the sweeping defense legislation authorizes pay raises: 14.5% for junior enlisted members and 4.5% for all other service members.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, sees benefits for ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Criminal defendants in Connecticut would be barred from claiming as their sole legal defense that they panicked after learning about their victim's sexual orientation ...