A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week's happenings at the Connecticut General Assembly.

South Africa faces a critical moment as Parliament debates the controversial budget proposal featuring a 0. 5% VAT increase.

To cultivate a happy retirement, you need to tend to it as carefully as you would a flourishing garden, and that means making ...

A study by Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies has found that more than half of current workers—52 percent—plan to work at least part time in retirement. Almost seven in 10 workers—69 ...

By planning ahead and avoiding these 12 things when hosting a dinner party, you're guaranteed a stress-free evening.

Event etiquette can be tricky, and there are a lot of best practices to keep track of. We asked two of the South’s best party ...

In other cases, the push is more insidious — reassigning experienced workers to menial tasks, making them feel miserable or ...

Novato resident Marinda Freeman knows a thing or two about planning parties, from intimate get-togethers to big special events. Her career has included everything from working as a cooking ...

The steps DOGE is taking could diminish consumer confidence and eventually push the government to hand the program over to the private sector, proponents of Social Security say With Social Security ...

Labor legislation was at the forefront of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee docket ...